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The Nintendo Wii was borne to be hacked, see what people have done! Featuring Wiimote mods, Mod Chip coverage, console modding, cool DIY Wii projects and more.
Categories: PC Connect, Video, Wiimote Hack.
This project uses a Wii Nunchuck and Arduino to controls 3D Studio Max.
“A good way to control objects in 3DS is to use the track view to assign different type of controllers to the various properties of the object you want to control. For instance, if you want to have small vibrations on the tip of a bird’s wing, you can use a Noise Controller. For this setup, I used the Motion Capture controller.
3DS can use different inputs to allow motion capture : Mouse, Keyboard, Joystick or MIDI. I wanted to use some kind of “translation” in processing to emulate a HID device, but it seems to be impossible… So I used MIDI.
Here’s my setup under windows :
- Arduino using a WiiChuck adapter from todbot (thanks kurt ^^) and the WiiChuck library from Tim Hirzel
- Data sent to Processing via serial connection and translated to MIDI CC messages using the proMIDI library by Christian Riekoff
- MIDI output from processing sent to midiYoke
- midiYoke sends this data to Ableton Live
- Ableton re-sends the CC messages to midiYoke
- Using Float Motion Capture controllers on 3D Studio Max to rotate the objects according to the pitch and roll of the wiichuck…”
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Categories: PC Connect, Video, Wiimote Hack.
Looks like you can now shoot yourself in the head and watch the spray pattern. Not sure how this idea came about but the visuals are interesting.
“Made using a laptop running Max/MSP/Jitter, a video camera, a projector, a wii remote, and sound editing programs. The program tracked the position of the people’s heads using color tracking. The colorful blood was dynamically generated by the Jitter patch depending on where the head was. The direction of the spray depended on which side of the head the gun(wii remote with green flashlight attached) was shot.”
Categories: Funny, PC Connect, Wiimote Hack.
Did you ever think that your Wiimote would be used to spray electronic graffiti? This cool Wiimote in a spray can do exactly that!
“The basic idea was to build a computer hardware interface which is similar to an existing analog tool. An new interface will force new experiences. Forget about keyboard and mouse: with WiiSpray we created a new human computing interface (HCI). The use of WiiSpray is similar of using a real spray can – but without the colour and the toxic smells. WiiSpray is based on Adobe Flash, a WiiFlashServer and the Nintendo Wii® device. With this techology and a computer supported technology it is possible to move wireless through the space. You don´t need to learn this device - just start spraying intuitively. And the best is, after finishing your grafitti you can upload it to our website and look at it at any time from everywhere.”
Categories: Insane, Video, Wiimote Hack.
Here is a inspirational hack. Take two items that were not meant for hacking and make them interface together. A Wiimote and a Roomba make for an interesting robot! Video after the jump.
“This is my first roomba hacking.
I can say it is a kind of warning for the society taken over by robots. It is a noble challenge to take the human job back from the robots.
In short, I changed my wonderful roomba into an ordinary dull vacuum clearner using a remote controller of Wii :-)”
Categories: Video, Wii Console Hack, Wii Info.
The Wii Homebrew Channel is moving full speed ahead. Looks like we have lots of great things coming in the near future.
“The Homebrew Channel is a channel for launching Wii homebrew applications without the need to run the Twilight Hack first. It will list apps stored and organised on an SD card in a nice little GUI, which you can very easily customise with descriptions and shiny little .png icons all by yourself if you want. You can also launch homebrew apps via TCP (with a correctly configured PC) or USB Gecko. Both of those built in options make it extremely convenient for testing out new code, as well as a general purpose homebrew launcher. You’ve seen the video,
now try it yourself!”
Via: Hackaday, Wii Fanboy
Categories: PC Connect, Wiimote Hack.
Using some software and a microcontroller you are able to use the Wiimote Nunchuck port to transmit data.
“The nunchuk sends a 6 byte packet to the wiimote. For an in depth discussion of the format go to wiili.org. So you can send whatever data you want across the wiimote, just send it 6 bytes at a time. On the PC side, there are a number of wiimote drivers to choose from. Since am running Linux, I am using libcwiimote. Running the program test1, the Arduino’s data shows up as nunchuk data.”
Categories: PC Connect, Video, Wiimote Hack.
There is now a way to control your LEGO creations using your Nintendo Wiimote!
“OnBrick is a 20 button programmable NXT remote controller for PDAs & PCs, using Bluetooth. Each RC button executes a user defined program - so now you can play with your NXT robots while building them. Pretty useful for testing sensors too. There are 36 actions, most with a single parameter, including calibrated moves, wait for sensor events, simple sounds, individual motor control & power settings, loops… ”
Categories: Video, Wii Console Hack.
Here is a neat way to make some cool music with your Wiimote!
“Nice experiment using my Nintendo Wiimote as a controller for the OSC frequency of my Moog Little Phatty… (Check out the OSC knob cursor moving on the LP)
It sound like a Theremin ;-)”
Categories: PC Connect, Video, Wiimote Hack.
If the Rubens Tube wasn’t interesting enough, have a look at what you can do when you through a Wiimote into the mix!
Categories: Wiimote Hack.
Here is a cool way to keep your hands on your Wiimote. 
Ryan Culy is a gifted modder, can’t wait to see his future work.
“The basic idea is that you strap the nunchuck to one arm and press the analog stick against your leg to use it. The C and Z buttons are ported out and attached to the side of the main Wii-mote, thus making it the main controller but with nunchuck support. I picked this project because it has a good purpose and I’ve had lots of requests for something similar, and unfortunately haven’t gotten around to doing it myself.”
