Wiimote Project

Good sales pitch gabort.

I am in agreement with the camp that says to have 2 IR LEDs on one pen would end up looking like a single light.  Even if you were to angle them, I don't think you could get enough separation to distinguish 2 separate blobs.  But let's say, theoretically, that you could get the IR LEDs to direct their light such that you could get this 20% separation at a given distance away from the IR sensor.  You could potentially go further away that this distance, but you could not come closer since your separation would decrees to less that 20%.  At any angle, the further away you are from the source, the further the distance the projections would be from each other at the target.  The closer you are the closer the projections are to each other.  This would limit the usabilty to a given distance.

I know it is neat to have these theoretical discussions and try to find new and creative ways to do thing to try to circumvent the laws of physics and mathematics, but it is always best to keep things simple.  When you have tools at your disposal that can do the job (a second Wii controller connected via Bluetooth or the new wireless nunchuck) that aren't restricted by the problems faced using a sencond LED, why not use them?

I have only just read through this topic and haven't done any research into it so correct me if I'm not following this correctly.  The basic challenge here is to find a way to add right click functionality to the white board.  So far, I have seen a lot of solutions that utilize additional LEDs to accomplish this.  My question is, could this also not be accomplished by using a second wiimote?  It has the button to utilize and it is not dependent on the first wiimote picking up the signal as it is tied directly to the Wii base unit via Bluetooth.

Just a thought.

Hey Dice,

One thing that comes to mind that would be a nice function to have is a 'Today's Active Topics' link.  If you check out the EW forum, there a link below all the topics in the middle that brings up the topics that have had posts in the past 24 hours.  It's a great way to keep up with recent conversations.  The 'Show Unread Posts' only shows the latest topics once and once you read them, they no longer appear on the list.

Will do.  I ran a forum for a Jedi Academy clan (Elite Warriors {EW}: http://z8.invisionfree.com/ronin_/index.php?act=idx if you'd like to check it out) I was actively involved in a few years ago.  The current administrators have taken it and expanded it greatly, adding a ton of functionality to it and making the topic organization more user friendly.  I still keep in touch with the clan although real world responsiblities have replaced a lot of my game time.  I'll see if the current administrators have any good ideas.