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Head Tracking w/ the Wiimote

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-is-just-too-cool dept.

mrneutron2003 writes "This guy just doesn't know when to stop. Johnny Chung Lee graces us with yet another one of his inventive Wiimote projects. This time it involves using the Wiimote and a pair of inexpensive LED safety goggles (with the standard LED's replaced with InfraRed ones) to allow positional head tracking , achieving an effect similar to what is experienced with three dimensional displays and CAVE systems. The video dramatically illustrates the effect. Game developers take note. This simple little variation on infrared tracking could allow for some seriously immersive gameplay in the future." This guy deserves a medal.

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  1. Re:Nintendo! Hire Johnny Lee! by deftones_325 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not so sure about the mass-produce part.

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  2. Re:Muppets? by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is it just me (and my girlfriend), or does this guy sound a lot like Kermit the Frog? Wait...you have a girlfriend?!

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  3. Re:Muppets? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Multiple personality disorder is a terrible thing...

  4. Re:Muppets? by deftones_325 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Obiously he is not a real slashdoter, or a wii owner.

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  5. Re:Nintendo! Hire Johnny Lee! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    i look to the right and the game view looks to the right?

    Only problem now is that i can't see the TV

  6. Re:Nintendo! Hire Johnny Lee! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, cloning technology is getting much more affordable. Just get a couple of skin cells from his cheeks and you be mass producing Johnny in no time.

  7. WiiHelm by scooter.higher · · Score: 2, Funny

    An I the only one who thought of this when I read the title:

    http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wiihelm.shtml

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