Wiimote head tracker for hands-free pointer control

A quick test evaluating the performance of a Wiimote when used as a head tracking system to control the pointer/mouse of a computer. The code was adapted from Johnny Lee's whiteboard example (http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/) and lives in http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~jorge-silva/+junk/scyp/files/head:/prototypes/wii/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• assistive
• device
• computer
• control
• accessible
• accessibility
• wii
• hack
• wiimote
• alternative
• head
• tracker
• tracking
• pointer
• mouse
• adaptive
• AT
• technology
• hands
• free
• open
• source
• ATRC

[jorgeuoft]

I added a description in the captions... you can turn them on by clicking on the bottom right arrow and then on the CC logo

[kerrin]

How does the user select those buttons using the cursor?

[jorgeuoft]

@kerrin through dwell click. If he stays in the target for one full second, the target is considered selected

[slyvality]

Thts great work. How did you map the cursor movement to head movement. I mean to make those small head movement but manage to span the whole screen

[Pvsmuntje]

How did you make it? Is it possible to make this in C# or Visual Basic?

[DeannaWagnerAT]

awesome music

[NewBroadcast]

Where is the infra-red LED?