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- sanotaan, on 12/22/2007, -3/+134everyone else who's submitting to digg, take note: *this* is content
splendid work, mr lee; let's see where this takes us (and you) - NManX, on 12/22/2007, -4/+133I really hope developers take notice of this. Just bundle in some glasses and the wiimote stand, and we could have an amazing experience on our hands.
- mcpharmacy, on 12/22/2007, -2/+111Get this guy a job at nintendo quick.
- imborden, on 12/22/2007, -2/+102This is probably the coolest thing i've seen done with the wii so far...this has so much potential for so many types of games.
- inactive, on 12/22/2007, -5/+85I just popped a boner
- iofthestorm, on 12/22/2007, -1/+59Johnny Lee is the most amazing hacker I have ever seen. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ lists all his stuff for those who are unfamiliar, although I think his other stuff hit digg before too.
- lcollado, on 12/22/2007, -1/+56This guy is quickly becoming one of my favorite people on the Web. It is refreshing how he is willing to share information. A true good geek.
- OpCzar, on 12/22/2007, -1/+45Perfect presentation!
- Tophillious, on 12/22/2007, -1/+44I knew some crazy hacks were gonna come out due the the wii's technology, but this the ***** incredible.
- saisumimen, on 12/22/2007, -0/+41Unless Nintendo develops the VR microscope.
- evilish, on 12/22/2007, -2/+40HOLY *****! Wow, the targets really looked to be floating out of the screen. Imagine playing a game like COD and being able lean out from behind a corner. Driving games would be pretty sweet too. Instead of the standard view out the front windscreen. You could actually lean and get a better view going around the corner.
Cool hack, I hope it gets implemented in future games. :)
- Evil - inactive, on 12/22/2007, -0/+35Nintendo needs to hire this guy.
- sanman, on 12/22/2007, -0/+26He's Carnegie-Mellon, man -- he could probably get a job at NASA, or DARPA, or something. ;P
But I agree, the gaming industry would benefit from people with this kind of insight, as opposed to the zillions of bandwagon imitators out there. What a creative breath of fresh air this guy has just let in! - bossm4n, on 12/22/2007, -1/+26And thank God we can't see that in VR!
- perogi21, on 12/22/2007, -0/+24"get a head mounted sensor bar, in a nice, sporty safety goggle form factor"
Comedy gold! - Hoogs, on 12/22/2007, -0/+22This guy is seriously my new hero. All his stuff is amazing, and he just seems like a really nice, friendly guy.
- greenblob, on 12/22/2007, -8/+29Nintendo: we applaud Mr. Lee for his unique uses of the Wii remote, but this is not something that Nintendo is looking into. Our target audience, the average Wii owner, is not interested in this technology. However, there is a minigame compilation coming out in a few months...
- huffnpuff, on 12/22/2007, -2/+21This was simply amazing!
- friedcalamari, on 12/22/2007, -4/+21WANT
- loquax, on 12/22/2007, -0/+16There aught to be a Nobel prize for geeks that gives out medals to guys like this who do kick ass things with everyday objects.
- KhanneaSuntzu, on 12/22/2007, -2/+18I am pissed. Manufacturers of games and hardware, totally collared by commercial interests ad fat, sour, bitter old accountants with no imagination, do not pursue ideas like this. "too weird" they say or "I don't get it". Well if any who has any money and decissionmaking power reads this: - implement this. And while you're at it, develop CHEAP & AFFORDABLE 3D display glasses to go with the tracking device. Make it look lean but cool. Make it fairly rugged and easily replaced when broken.
You will have an instant winner. Most gaming companies should be itching to develop software, games, big screens, drivers and accessories for this product.
If it isn't in the stores in like, a year, I will assume game companies are *milking* the market with safe products. That would kartel formation and hence, illegal, right? But worse, it would be stupid, condescending, abuse, arrogant and it would piss me off. I want to see Crysis, WoW and most other big games using this technology plus 3D stereoscopic imaging before 2009. - sanman, on 12/22/2007, -1/+17Actually, just imagine what you could do in close combat or action games. As you rush by opponents or obstacles, they'll really seem to move by. Incoming projectiles/objects will seem like they're really closing in on you. Your own shots will seem like they're really moving out from you.
In Wii Sports alone, you could have the baseball look like it's coming out of the screen, or the bowling ball or golf ball going into the screen. Same with Wii Tennis. And of course Wii Boxing would be out-of-this world, as punches come at you in 3D. Nintendo should do a Wii Sports re-write, if this 3D thing catches on. (Hopefully it will) - iofthestorm, on 12/22/2007, -0/+15He's satirically predicting something Nintendo would say. Sarcasm often doesn't carry well over the internets but the ... should have given it away. I love Nintendo, but lately that seems to be their attitude for everything.
- DrCoolHands, on 12/22/2007, -2/+17The best part, as NManX stated, is that there is little financial requirements to get this into the hands of gamers. The only accessories required are a plastic wiimote stand and a pair of LED glasses/frames. Easily done for $20 retail. Adding this feature to games in development is easy as you are only moving the in game camera in relation to the input from the second wiimote.
Johnny Lee is quite the mastermind. Implementing this feature requires little overhead or investment in part of the designer and end user. This idea defines an 'Elegant hack'. - tgc1, on 12/22/2007, -0/+15Oh that's cold man.
- HyperDav, on 12/22/2007, -1/+16Wiimote = best peripheral ever created... maybe better than a mouse
- R3Dirkulous, on 12/22/2007, -1/+15wow..wow....wow, that was awesome
- BatterseaPS, on 12/22/2007, -0/+14This same tech setup has been available for a long time for PC with TrackIR:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_AO0F5sLdVM
The reason none of you have heard of it is because it's too specialized and expensive right now.
Lee's solution is much more accessible to both developers and consumers and has a good chance of really popularizing the technology. I doubt Nintendo will use it for Wii games (because having to set up a Wii remote by the TV to face you will be considered "awkward" and "confusing" for their market), but maybe in the successor to the Wii or in a future Wii SKU? - wing05, on 12/22/2007, -0/+14Contributing as many free ideas on the net. I hope he gets credit or at least job offers.
- blablablerg, on 12/22/2007, -0/+14Nintendo should embrace this... i bet you can make some pretty cool and revolutionary games with this hack
- patch6, on 12/22/2007, -0/+13This guy is brilliant.
- Waffledog, on 12/22/2007, -1/+13Really? This is simply moving the camera around in 3D space... I don't see why you'd need to reprogram the engine.
- Stevin, on 12/22/2007, -1/+11I just did this with a projector and a 64" display. I honestly about fell over.
Amazing... simply amazing. - NathanielJ, on 12/22/2007, -0/+9Yes, because body shape and ethnicity are what determines whether or not someone is worth looking up to.
- inactive, on 12/22/2007, -0/+9I love the finger tracking device. This could make possible an air guitar video game.
- cruzer2727, on 12/22/2007, -2/+10Digg this or die!
- Eallan, on 12/22/2007, -3/+11Speak for yourself. I'm a Wii owner who would be very interested. I don't really know any other Wii owners who wouldn't be interested either.
- Shaflugi, on 12/23/2007, -0/+8How is it any more impractical than having the sensor bar under the TV and a wiimote in your hand?
- cruzlee, on 12/22/2007, -0/+7If they are carrying VR techonology? Hell yes.
- Cryoniq, on 12/22/2007, -0/+7I don't ever again want to see WoW. Ever!
But I get your message :P - NathanielJ, on 12/23/2007, -0/+6Ah no, I think MasterGrief is right actually (I myself didn't have a clue why he did it either, actually). The WiiMote's field of vision is only 45 degrees or so, whereas the sensor bar sends out light in pretty much every which way (well, about 180 degrees anyways). Thus, if you tilt the sensor bar more than 45 degrees, the light will still reach the WiiMote. However, if you were controlling the WiiMote and tilted by more than 45 degrees, it wouldn't be able to pick up the light from the sensor bar.
- cheald, on 12/22/2007, -0/+6Uh...dude, no. It's just an input device to control the camera. Our technology has been able to do this for years.
- skywake, on 12/22/2007, -0/+6it only works if you are moving your viewing angle so sorry but this isn't the tech you are looking for. You are thinking of volumetric/stereoscopic type displays which give independent images to each eye. Look here -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_display
- SuperCow1127, on 12/22/2007, -0/+6While a healthy diet should be an important consideration to the person undertaking it, there is no reason somebody else's diet should have any effect on you. No, I don't care that this guy's overweight; the only person who should is him. Also, what's wrong with being Chinese?
Idiot. - Shaflugi, on 12/23/2007, -0/+6You're just jealous you aren't a genius.
- theforrester, on 12/22/2007, -1/+7simple yet amazing.
- arcooke, on 12/22/2007, -0/+6"There is something that people need to understand about implementing this technology into actual GAMES"
Thanks for "educating" us with your ignorance. Controlling the game camera like this is no different than controlling it with your mouse like in PC games. There would be virtually no performance hit whatsoever. - sanman, on 12/22/2007, -1/+7Whoa, hey, never thought of the driving game possibilities. I did think of maybe staring out of a tank porthole or viewing slat. But driving games would be awesome. They could be sold with "driving glasses" similar to what Johnny Lee showed.
Imagine driving something like a Warthog and being able to turn towards your buddy in the passenger seat, to see what he's doing.
Wii is supposed to be touted for being particularly good for "social gaming" as in party games, etc. But for social gaming across the internet, being able to turn your head towards someone to speak with them would also help improve immersion for online socializing. - mantastic, on 12/23/2007, -0/+6If all he did was post a video, where did the programs for this software come from?
- bluepass, on 12/22/2007, -1/+7This will reach the top 10 list within 4 hours.
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