Wiimote Woundup

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 06 Dec 2006 09:32 am

So the Wii has been out a couple of weeks and the h4x0rz have been busy little beavers.

Glovepie is out and has hacked a VR glove driver to have the Wiimote working in Windows.

While not using the same driver, check out this video:

Mac user? Never fear because some smart nihonjin has figured out how to use the thing with the built in Bluetooth and has released DarwiinRemote.

Liquidice's Wii Hacks has a fairly comprehensive guide on how to make the Wiimote function as a mouse.

So what big stuff are we still waiting on? Nunchuck support will probably be the big one. Sensor bar support to let the Wii function as a pointer would be cool too.

On the VC front we have ADAPTERS! Now you can use the original controllers for your VC games just like nature intended you to!

I'll try to keep this thread updated with anything interesting related to Wiimote on PC/Mac and Wii hacking in general.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 06 Dec 2006 09:43 am

That video clearly shows the lag problems i talked about with my impressions on the wiimote. But it's pretty awesome hackers have got it working on a pc. But kbam > wiimote sorry.

Kabal · Post by **Kabal** » 06 Dec 2006 10:32 am

That does not look fun to play with at all.

World of warcraft might work ok because you dont have to aim and sitting on the couch waving the wand thing around could be fun. Wouldnt be able to bind everything though

mxlegend99 · Post by **mxlegend99** » 06 Dec 2006 10:52 am

Why don't the spent the time hacking it to work on a Cube? It was designed for that hardware anyway.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 06 Dec 2006 11:09 am

If they could increase the sensitivity a bit I'm sure it'd work better, but other than that I think the main problem stems from the fact that it's relying solely on the accelerometer rather than IR for aiming.

Gamma · Post by **Gamma** » 06 Dec 2006 03:02 pm

I didn't expect this to happen so quickly. Bless the h4><0rz. I'm definitely going to look into it as a controller for music software, I reckon there's a lot of cool stuff you could make. Please do keep this thread updated, Talez.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 06 Dec 2006 04:15 pm

Ben wrote:If they could increase the sensitivity a bit I'm sure it'd work better, but other than that I think the main problem stems from the fact that it's relying solely on the accelerometer rather than IR for aiming.

Its because currently its emulating keypresses and not a mouse.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 06 Dec 2006 04:18 pm

Talez wrote:
Ben wrote:If they could increase the sensitivity a bit I'm sure it'd work better, but other than that I think the main problem stems from the fact that it's relying solely on the accelerometer rather than IR for aiming.
Its because currently its emulating keypresses and not a mouse.

Ahh I see, I didn't watch the whole video, just a bit of it to see what it was like so if it's mentioned that's why I missed it.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 07 Dec 2006 03:28 pm

OSX using the IR remote as a pointing device. It looks pretty good and lag free on the pointer.

And Windows, although you can't see the accuracy or response it still looks pretty promising.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vp1_pZ-AteA[/youtube]

All we need now is a third party sensor bar for PCs that uses USB/batteries

Kabal · Post by **Kabal** » 07 Dec 2006 04:29 pm

Now that is cool.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 08 Dec 2006 03:32 am

lestat wrote:That video clearly shows the lag problems i talked about with my impressions on the wiimote.

I'm sorry lestat?

if that's the lag you're talking about, the lag that comes from using only accelerometer to try and emulate a mouse through keypresses, which is (according to you) far less laggy, then i say you haven't used the thing yet. the video is quite clearly totally different to using it on the wii, in the flesh. what planet are you on?

meanwhile, these hacking efforts are awesome, and i can't wait for it to become actually useful/usable.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 08 Dec 2006 07:12 am

selfish, seriously.

His mind is made up. You're not going to change it and you're just going to be beating your head against the wall.

He'll work it all out eventually. Meanwhile, try to just ignore him. It's not like anyone here that hasn't got a Wii already is going to be convinced to buy one so if they want to use lestat's lag-o-rific posts to feel better about the anti-GAMECUBE NINTENDO + WAGGLE circlejerk then more power to them. They're the ones who are going to be missing out on a whole new gaming experience.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 08 Dec 2006 07:31 am

Fuck. Does the actual Wii lag like that in the first vid?! I need to know.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 08 Dec 2006 07:34 am

That OSX vid is more like what I expected.

mxlegend99 · Post by **mxlegend99** » 08 Dec 2006 07:35 am

Candy Arse wrote:Fuck. Does the actual Wii lag like that in the first vid?! I need to know.

According to N-Fags, no. According to haters, yes.

From what i can gather from what i have read, there is lag in certain aspects of it, but games like Zelda and WiiSports aren't really affected by it. I know many people think it isn't present, but just like with a 30fps racer, some people won't notice, some won't care... others will just refuse to accept it.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 08 Dec 2006 07:47 am

I seriously like the idea of hacking it to work on Gamecube.

t0mby · Post by **t0mby** » 08 Dec 2006 08:21 am

mxlegend99 wrote:
Candy Arse wrote:Fuck. Does the actual Wii lag like that in the first vid?! I need to know.
but just like with a 30fps racer, some people won't notice, some won't care... others will just refuse to accept it.

That was your que Candy!

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 08 Dec 2006 08:31 am

Candy Arse wrote:Fuck. Does the actual Wii lag like that in the first vid?! I need to know.

selfish wrote:if that's the lag you're talking about, the lag that comes from using only accelerometer to try and emulate a mouse through keypresses

Plus, as far as I can see, the driver has a built in dead zone for tilting. If it didn't have one it would most likely drive you batshit loco.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 08 Dec 2006 08:38 am

May I present for your approval...

The Wii drum machine demo!

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 08 Dec 2006 09:39 am

So we are all agreed we don't need a Wii all we need is a waggle and a PC or MAC?

Excellent!

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Dec 2006 09:41 am

Seems so.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 08 Dec 2006 09:41 am

I don't really see a PC/Mac port of Twilight Princess..

So... Ummm.... Yeah...

Speaking of Twilight Princesses, HOW FUCKING HOT IS ZELDA? AMIRITE?

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 08 Dec 2006 09:54 am

OK and a Gamecube which most of us already have or can get for around $100

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Dec 2006 10:00 am

considering people are emulating ps2 hardware I wouldn't be surprised to see someone do a wii emulator, the hardware could be easily emulated on top end pc hardware. They already have the wiimote working. Only a matter of time.

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 08 Dec 2006 10:03 am

Well once they have a GC emulator done they are there....