By thy way.. I'm no expert, but I do have my creative moments... Would something like this be possible to make:
Requirements:
- wii remote with nunchuk
- hat (better for summer) / helmet (better for winter) ..
- bluetooth handsfree set (ex. aliph jawbone ... nice)
- BT enabled PC/laptop
- lot of room
Then, for example, a shooter game that uses left PS2 joystick for moving, right for panning the camera around (targeting). Using the joystick on the nunchuk would be the equivalent of the left PS2 joystick, whilst the gyro sensors from the wii remote would be the right joystick. Now, if the gyro part could somehow be extracted from the remote (leaving the rest functional of course), mounted to a hat/helmet, recalibrated for the neutral position of the head towards the screen, and the remote used for buttons like normal.
You would than move with the nunchuk (the buttons on it for jumping, action), view around by tilting your head in the desired direction, and using the remote for shooting, weapons change. Obviously, the gyro part would be wire connected to the hat, after extracting it from the remote.
The other part would be the BT headset, for in-game communication (or only to play silently, not on the pc speakers, but to listen in the ear, perfect for late hours of gaming).
I'm not such a gadget freak as to dress up as a cyborg, but since I tried the wii, and reading this thread and programming possibilities, I would dare say that one with some general electric knowledge could maybe pull something like this off.
What do you guys think about this?
Requirements:
- wii remote with nunchuk
- hat (better for summer) / helmet (better for winter) ..
- bluetooth handsfree set (ex. aliph jawbone ... nice)
- BT enabled PC/laptop
- lot of room
Then, for example, a shooter game that uses left PS2 joystick for moving, right for panning the camera around (targeting). Using the joystick on the nunchuk would be the equivalent of the left PS2 joystick, whilst the gyro sensors from the wii remote would be the right joystick. Now, if the gyro part could somehow be extracted from the remote (leaving the rest functional of course), mounted to a hat/helmet, recalibrated for the neutral position of the head towards the screen, and the remote used for buttons like normal.
You would than move with the nunchuk (the buttons on it for jumping, action), view around by tilting your head in the desired direction, and using the remote for shooting, weapons change. Obviously, the gyro part would be wire connected to the hat, after extracting it from the remote.
The other part would be the BT headset, for in-game communication (or only to play silently, not on the pc speakers, but to listen in the ear, perfect for late hours of gaming).
I'm not such a gadget freak as to dress up as a cyborg, but since I tried the wii, and reading this thread and programming possibilities, I would dare say that one with some general electric knowledge could maybe pull something like this off.
What do you guys think about this?