Now this is very, very cool (wiimote for 3d display)

I saw this concept 2 or 3 months ago by a dedicated HCI research company, but it still blows me away every time I see the directions some people take the wii concept. I hope this ends up in the Wii2.
 
That is truly awsome, but really, you don't need to focus on the Wii aspect of it. The reason he's using a Wii remote and sensor bar is that they are incredibly cheap and already assembled, calibrated, etc. He's not using a Wii console at all in any of his video demonstrations, he's using a pc with the Wii remote connected via Bluetooth.

So personally i'm excited about the possibilties of all platforms :D It doesn't need to be the Wii2...
 
That is truly awsome, but really, you don't need to focus on the Wii aspect of it. The reason he's using a Wii remote and sensor bar is that they are incredibly cheap and already assembled, calibrated, etc. He's not using a Wii console at all in any of his video demonstrations, he's using a pc with the Wii remote connected via Bluetooth.

So personally i'm excited about the possibilties of all platforms :D It doesn't need to be the Wii2...

But imagine what could be done with Wii2 interface devices while sony and MS cotton on that this is what people want and try to play catch up :)
 
Can somebody tell me if the other videos he has just made have been posted yet? if not I will post them.

1 Virtual White board with Wiimote
2 Minority style wiimote tracking for Pc use.


let me know :)
 
Somebody tell him about Dragons Deb 'cos with the right patents and investment, that idea will be utterly huge.
 
It's a very old and well documented technology, it's just the fact that it uses dirt cheap Wii components that makes it exciting.

Yeah the really cool thing about it is that all you need is a Wii controller and an IR source and you can try it out for yourself.
 
OK, I downloaded the software and had a go at this earlier today. I actually sellotaped the sensor bar to a baseball cap and I looked like a complete tit, Mrs D's exact words were 'You really are a geek aren't you' :o

Anyway, I must admit, after seeing the video the real-life experience is a bit dissapointing. It works really well, but it just doesn't 'pop' out of the screen like in the video, and unless you are moving your head about it still looks flat (as expected).

When you move your head it is pretty good though, it does look as if you can put your hand right into the screen, but it's a shame it just doesn't 'pop' out like in the vid :(
 
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It wont pop out though as its your real eyes and theres nothing at all between you and the TV to do any sort of light tricks, for that to happen you just do the normal green and red blur on the visuals and stick some 3D glasses on. Sorted :D
 
OK, I downloaded the software and had a go at this earlier today. I actually sellotaped the sensor bar to a baseball cap and I looked like a complete tit, Mrs D's exact words were 'You really are a geek aren't you' :o

Anyway, I must admit, after seeing the video the real-life experience is a bit dissapointing. It works really well, but it just doesn't 'pop' out of the screen like in the video, and unless you are moving your head about it still looks flat (as expected).

When you move your head it is pretty good though, it does look as if you can put your hand right into the screen, but it's a shame it just doesn't 'pop' out like in the vid :(

It's still the same 2D screen we've always used but with a shifting perspective feature built in which relates your position to a perspective rather than having an analogue stick etc to do it.

Emulating true 3D on a 2D screen will always require more tricks than this.
 
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