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!

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Source: http://www.robterrell.com/?p=11

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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...

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jason mark

> "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?

December 17 2006 at 3:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

random question: How do you make a game run in a window like this person did and not be full screen?

December 17 2006 at 11:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tarasik

Many thanks for video!!

December 17 2006 at 10:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Gortman

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 ;-)

December 17 2006 at 9:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply