djay Light-Table: Low-cost Interactive Musical Surface

Using a Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote) and a projector you can turn any surface into an interactive musical DJ tool. This video demonstrates algoriddim's Mac DJ software "djay" — http://www.djay-software.com — on a MacBook Pro, projected onto a glass table.

I used an IR light source strapped to my finger with a push button switch to activate mouse clicks. The wiimote can track the position of my finger using Johnny Lee's famous Wiimote software: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/

A Mac version of this tool, which I used in this demo, "WiimoteWhiteboard" can be downloaded at: http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard

More info at http://www.joelsadler.net/Ideablog/IdeaBlog/Entries/2008/2/27_Low_Cost_Intera...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• music
• surface
• touchscreen
• DJ
• DJing
• djay
• algoriddim
• Mac
• software
• nintendo
• wii
• remote
• wiimote

[SteveoFilipino]

no multitouch?

[KarzenX]

how could you monitor each track to actually beat mix? what's the audio interface?

[wounsel]

@cxc90 its custom coded, you can make it with virtual dj.

[cxc90]

can i make the same thing with virtual dj, or its a unique feature of djay?

[blackshroud]

Is there a reason you didnt try positioning the wii remote under the table and having the ir source going through the glass instead of up towards the ceiling?

I am thinking maybe the viewing angle of the wii remote may have restricted this but i believe that if possible, the accuracy would be much better.

[TheKoukiMonster]

thats awesome i use djay too haha

[animation508]

awesome dood

[getusome]

Very Cool Demo. Would work great for parties! How Much?

[NismoDJ20]

This is awesome Djay is such cool program

[djaysoftware]

Awesome use of djay!