Videos tagged with Wii


MIX09: Interaction Techniques Using the Wii Remote (and Other HCI Projects)

MIX09: Interaction Techniques Using the Wii Remote (and Other HCI Projects)

Posted in Conferences, Companies, Development

The Wii remote is a sophisticated controller containing a variety of sensing capabilities. In this session, Johnny Lee covers several interaction techniques enabled by the Wii remote and explains how you can develop your own applications. Johnny also introduces a few of his other research projects in the broader domain of Human-Computer Interaction. Johnny Lee Johnny Chung Lee is a Researcher a...

Tags: Conferences, Microsoft, usability, Wii, Development, Companies, MIX09, Full Breakout, UI / UX



MountainWest RubyConf 2009: Wii Ruby: All work and no play just won't do

MountainWest RubyConf 2009: Wii Ruby: All work and no play just won't do

Posted in Conferences, Development

The presentation will explain how to control Ruby applications using the Nintendo Wii game controllers. The Wii uses infrared cameras and acceleration detectors to send positional information over Bluetooth. Applications built with JRuby can use Java libraries for reading Wii controller data, allowing Rubyists to use the Wii to play games, make music, even help the physically challenged. The pr...

Tags: Conferences, Ruby, Java, JRuby, Confreaks, MountainWest RubyConf 2009, Wii