Webcam Airmouse!

Yep, that's right. You don't need a Nintendo Wii to motion-control stuff, just use your webcam!

This program i made runs on a super-fast, super-simple algorithm (O(n), about 2 additions and half a subtraction on average per pixel). I intended it for my mobile phones; to turn any camera-phone into a motion-sensing machine!
(edit: I guess nowadays it's more useful for PC's again)

It is robust enough to ignore moving stuff in the scene, and works under any lighting.
As long as the cam sees something, and more than half of it is static, it will work ;)

Check out the Webcam Airmouse-gaming video too, and my other projects!

Lieven van Velthoven
student Media Technology, MSc
Leiden University, The Netherlands

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Nintendo
• Wii
• motion
• sensor
• webcam
• camera
• computer
• mouse
• game
• input
• control
• airmouse
• image processing
• camspace
• accelerometer
• ego-motion
• .NET
• C#
• algorithm
• O(n)
• linear
• ps
• playstation
• move
• microsoft
• kinect

[Plutonion2]

looks very responsive lievenvv .Is your software available for download ,so that i can

test it . ?

you mentioned open cv or camspace .both of those are heavy bits of software though

and are prossesor hogs . please give url for your software routine .THNX

[lievenvv]

@Plutonion2 Hey man, you're right about Camspace, etc. being heavier than my little routine. They are also probably more robust, though. My software is indeed quite responsive and works relatively well, but some improvements could still be made.

Anyway, it is currently not available for download, but I will look into it!!

[FischKopfD]

do i also need a joint to make it work?

[lievenvv]

@FischKopfD No. But for this one you DO need to smoke :D youtube.com/watch?v=Xnn53shkRh­A

[dvdspelerr]

i need this program too! want to make a guncon gun for time crisis emulation

[lievenvv]

@dvdspelerr best just buy a real airmouse :D though i'm working on a camera-app that could make lightgun-gaming REALLY work on flatscreens :)

[NielsVeneboerVids]

dikke jonkooo jongaaa, je doet vette dinge man, keep it up!!

[MrSlaaron50]

@lievenvv

well very interesting ! release please :)

[hrflikk]

SOFTWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!



[EstebanSonor]

@DarkDevilVGReview

Yeah.. That aint a big one..