On youtube there are videos for how to turn Wiimotes (with the help of an old mouse and USB cables) into a working mouse for the computer.
Anyway, I am thinking about trying to do something similar to what TrackIR offers using this technique.
I am thinking of mounting a Wiimote (as I have one) ontop of my monitor and linking it to a spare mouse.... Then I would fasten 2 or so LEDs to a pair of spare sunglasses and wire these to USB so that they are powered.
The reason why I think this would work is in the Wiimote mouse videos there is often lit candles or something which the mote uses for reference points, and using LEDs would still create IR with which the mote could use to reference off. The only difference is that instead of the mote moving, the IR references are moving... which should be just the same as if the mote had moved. Change a few settings in the game and you have the mouse (Wiimote) as the camera control..
What do you think of this? Do you reckon it is a feasable project? I have all the required items, but from the looks of it, only X and Y would be affected... no Z or rotation movement.
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