Yesterday seemed to be a drum-related day with both Hackedgagets.com and Hacknmod.com featuring articles relating to drum kits.
First up is Hackedgadgets which features a Virtual Reality drum kit built using two cameras simultaneously transferring data at 55Mbs.
These two cameras constantly monitor the position of two drum stick and translates their movements to movements on the drum kit. A very interesting project that is worth a read….
And Hacknmod has featured a computer drum kit controlled entirely with a Wii mote.
This system is obviously not going to be as accurate as the Virtual Reality kit but has the distinct advantage of not needing a few thousand pounds worth of hardware to get the system going
for more information on this system then visit the authors homepage at www.thisisnotalabel.com
The major drawback of virtual reality is it's limited ability to create real spacial awareness. This limitation is mainly caused by the fact that you have to remain in one spot while using it. But imagine a virtual world you could actually 'walk' around, truly Star-Trek-Holodeck-Esque!
A new
'VirtuSphere is an international award winning product that revolutionizes the way man interacts with computers. The patented method and system provide infinite space and the most immersive experience for simulated training, exercise and gaming to address a $42B vis-sim market'
This looks like the closest thing yet to a real-life holodeck!
This has to be the ultimate Wii experience, playing Wii sports on a 344" cinema screen.
Jon Peck's friend is the manager at his local cinema, they use a digital projector to show adverts on the big screen and he managed to plug his Wii into it.
He then built a wireless
If you've never seen or heard of Augmented Reality before, then your in for a treat!
Augmented reality projects 3d objects ove real world enviroment, along with GPS mapping and image recognition, the systems being developed today are extremley advanced.
Check out this video from the Demo 2004 conference showing the latest
Interesting if not long-winded explanation of DVD Security on Nintendo's Wii
Cover's everything from Nintendo's original flaws in the Gamecubes copy protection and extensively covers the Wii's security procedures, well worth a watch if console hacking is your thing.....
The inclusion of the handily labelled modchip socket on the Wii motherboard kind
Discussion
2 comments for “Virtual Drums - Wii-mote And Virtual Reality”
2:12 pm on January 5th, 2008
Please do not use the youtube version of the video the sound is delayed by 1 second we don’t know why.
If you can replace by the dailymotion version http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxss8_virtual-drums-batterie-virtuelle_music it is much better
Thanks for the article!!!
8:51 pm on January 15th, 2008
No problems, link changed