Wiimote Project

I have a setup of:

• macbookpro
• mac os x 10.5.7
• Uwe's wiimote 0.9.9 software (turning on get-info's run in 32 bit mode makes it work; 1.0 version blows up bluetooth stack)
• penteractive us pens
• one or two wiimotes

Basically, everything connects pretty well. It's more the resolution that is a concern. Using one wiimote pointed at my laptop screen, I still get everything from the cursor moving a consistent, large distance (2-4 inches) away from my pen, to an intermittent pickup of the signal, making something like writing a zero or drawing a circle difficult.

Is this to be expected? We've tried just about every placement from 15cm/6 inches to 2m+/7ft+ and have had maddeningly inconsistent results. We have had better luck turning the pen around to face a rear mounted wiimote. Any feedback on best practices would be welcome.

Thanks, benpaddlejones, for the quick response!

One of our surfaces is pretty glossy (whiteboard-painted wall), but the other surfaces were a laptop screen and a monitor.

I tried with both of our penteractive pens, but neither made a difference.

I was wondering if you could share how you knew these issues might be the cause of the problem. When I do the IR Camera Monitor, none of the circles (1) (2) (3) (4) are anywhere near the pen-tip. Is that a symptom of the same problem?

Thanks again!