Wii Pen interfacing with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

These are some sample tests using an infrared pen (9$) as input, tracked within the field-of-view of one wiimote (nintendo). It's the same wiimote I used back in 2007 for remote experiments. I'm using Ubuntu Linux 10.04 OS (0$).
Sample tests include basic input (mouse-like), some applications with HTML5 based webapps, other Physics experiments and a first integration test with navigation control of a 3D software I developed (I plan to evolve it).
Many thanks to Johnny Lee for the awesome wii tutorials.

Wii IR Experiments on DevHelio (coming soon):
http://phoenixbf.wikidot.com

FigiX Project (based on OpenSceneGraph):
http://phoenixbf.wikidot.com/figix

Music track "Why" by:
http://www.jamendo.com/it/album/347

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[firstMentando]

are you actually touching the surface of the screen?

[phoenixbf]

@firstMentando no, just switching the led on the pen

[megamanxu]

Hi, can i get a tutorial on how to do this? i would love to have this done on linux instead of on windows.

[phoenixbf]

@megamanxu I'll put a step-by-step tutorial on my wiki-lab ASAP :)

[maw88ify]

Next try it with MyPaint make sure to download all the brushes...

[sckou25]

whats the monitor? brand i mean

[1ThunderBird2]

WOW. That is awesome. Any updates on the tutorial?

Thanks, and *REALLY* good job.

[::AP::]

[megamanxu]

@phoenixbf thanks dude :) it's about time this is being used for more awesome purposes on ubuntu! XD