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Mac Gaming with a Wii-mote
We've had several Wii-mote and Mac related posts so far, but most have been of the just because we can sort. For instance, DarwiinRemote is mostly a proof of concept and the WiiSaber is a rather short-lived diversion. Now, however, somebody actually has a Wii-mote working as a controller for a Mac game (engine). Rob Terrell has a blog post about getting the Wii-mote working to control an on-screen crossbow (within the Torque Gaming Engine) as you can see above (a higher definition QuickTime video is on his site). Rob says that the "next step is to get a homemade IR sensor bar on the Mac." Pretty nifty I'd say and a hearty TUAW attaboy, Rob!
[Via DaringFireball]
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Gortman said 9:23AM on 12-17-2006
Here's a video demonstrating the Wii remote's IR pointer in action:
http://www.macrecon.com/2006/12/12/fun-with-the-wiimote/
Also a small demo of WiiSaber ;-)
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Jon said 10:55AM on 12-17-2006
Many thanks for video!!
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tc said 11:44AM on 12-17-2006
random question: How do you make a game run in a window like this person did and not be full screen?
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jason said 3:27PM on 12-17-2006
> "next step is to get a homemade IR sensor bar on the Mac."
Didn't I see something here about 6 months ago where someone discovered that the iSight on built in machines sees in infrared, which is why the apple remotes work?
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