This video has been getting a lot of attention recently, which is odd, since it came out last Christmas. The man-child in the video is Johnny Chung Lee, a computer engineer with a PhD in human-computer interaction (bet you wish we offered that).


Dr. Lee has uncovered several, innovative uses of the Nintendo Wii's infrared remote, uses the people at Nintendo were probably unaware of.

By reversing the positions of the wiimote and sensor bar, and utilizing the capabilities of a VR monitor, he has created a head-tracking 3D environment that could potentially change the scope of virtual gaming.

In this video, he shows how a wiimote and a homebrewed infrared pen can be used to create a digital whiteboard, with touchscreen capabilities.



He accomplished all of this with a $40 game controller and some imagination. I would love to see some capstone projects that take these concepts and build on them. The hacks are inexpensive and he offers the software for free, on his website. Go visit his site and YouTube channel for more information and additional projects.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/
http://www.youtube.com/user/jcl5m

Put down the Max MSP and BUILD SOMETHING!