An Intro to

WiiMote WhiteBoardBy Erion and Rinkal

Intro to the WiiBoard

• Open Source code from Johnny Chung Lee, Carnegie Mellon University.

• Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ

Recipe for a WiiBoard

• 1 (or 2) Wii Remotes– Original Wii Remote– Wii Motion Plus Remote pre - Nov 2011– Post Nov-2011 Wii Motion Plus remotes will not work

• PC recognizes as RVL-CNT-01-TR instead of RVL-CNT-01• Code under battery cover says LMB-RVL-WR followed by Z-C4 or Z-C6 or C-C4 .

• 2) Clips and Stands– Stand Source: Ebay– Clip source: Ebay or DX

Recipe for a WiiBoard cntd

• 3) A bluetooth adapter– Source: Ebay

• 4) An Infrared Pen

Recipe for a WiiBoard cntd

• 5) Whiteboard Software– Johny Chung Lee’s WiiMote WhiteBoard (Free)– Java WiiMote WhiteBoard (Free)• Needs alternative Bluetooth stack

– GTK Python Whiteboard (Free)– SmoothBoard• Windows PC License ($29.99)• Mac PC License ($24.99)• Windows Dongle License ($79.99)

Recipe for a WiiBoard cntd

• Optional Accessories– Wii Sensor Bar (wireless)– WiiMote Rechargeable Battery Packs– Tripod/Mic Stands

Using SmoothBoard

• Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMJzVkCUCmI&feature=player_embedded

The Future• Finger Tracking• Head Tracking

What’s Next? Live Human-Machine Interaction !

From Wikipedia:“Johnny Chung Lee is a Human-Computer Interaction

researcher currently working at Google”.