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Old 01-10-08, 01:52 PM
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Possibly New use for Wiimote

Really not game related but thought it was worth the post. Wiimote might now have a new use.

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Old 01-10-08, 02:39 PM
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I clicked on this post thinking you were talking about the cool stuff this guy is doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw&feature=user

this is the head tracking one, I'm tempted to download the software and give it a try.
Old 01-10-08, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by fujishig
I clicked on this post thinking you were talking about the cool stuff this guy is doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw&feature=user

this is the head tracking one, I'm tempted to download the software and give it a try.

Wow that was awesome. I am sure it has been posted on here before but that was my first time seeing it.

Yep my post was a little retarded but I thought it was interesting to find it in on an auto site.
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That second video is outstanding. Nintendo needs to take this idea and build upon it. I'd love to make a pair of those glasses but I am less than handy.
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He's done some other experiments as well. Check out JohnnyLee.net
Old 01-11-08, 10:08 AM
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Wow... that's just ridiculously cool.
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That second video is just crazy, somebody needs to hire that guy....
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Originally Posted by fujishig
I clicked on this post thinking you were talking about the cool stuff this guy is doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw&feature=user

this is the head tracking one, I'm tempted to download the software and give it a try.
That's some great stuff ...

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Old 01-11-08, 03:27 PM
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thats really cool.
Old 01-11-08, 03:38 PM
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This guy is way smarter than me. That's freakin awesome.
Old 01-11-08, 09:32 PM
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Yeah, I wish we had cool tools (hw/sw) to work with when I was in school. We still used punch cards in freshman computing class.
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For some reason, I was thinking the OP was referring to the X-rated ways that I've seen it been used and no, I won't post links.
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That guy is amazing. I would absolutely freak out if a developer could make a game using that technique.
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wow, someone seriously needs to get these videos into the hands of someone at nintendo. This guy is a bloody genius!
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To be fair, he's a PhD. candidate in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. He's basically the cream of the crop of computer geeks. This guy will be a millionaire in 5 years. Can't wait to see what he cooks up.
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If I was Nintendo, he would be hired already. People like these are the ones who can come up with ideas to get truly interactive videogames. I mean I remember playing VR games like Dactyl's Nightmare in arcades like 15 years ago. Why aren't we any closer to a VR home system other than the failed Virtual Boy? FPS is a huge genre, and that alone should give developers the incentive to try to put something out there.

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