How to Control Second Life with a Wii-mote (on a Macbook Pro)
My research group had some fun controlling SL with a Wii-mote a few weeks ago. It’s easier than you think! Several people have asked how we did it, so I hope these quick instructions might come in handy.
- Download, install, and run DarwiinRemote.
- Turn Bluetooth on on the Macbook. You can do this by opening the Bluetooth Preferences Pane (Apple menu, System Preferences and choose “Bluetooth” under Hardware) and clicking the big “Turn Bluetooth On” button. If Bluetooth is already on, you can skip this step!
- Hold the Wii-mote in front of the Macbook and press buttons 1 and 2 simultaneously. The LEDs on the Wii-mote will flash.
- As you move the Wii-mote, you’ll see your movement plotted on the screen, as you see below.
- Drop down the option box and choose “Mouse Mode On (Motion)”.
- Load up Second Life.
- Fly! By default, you can control the direction with the direction keys at the end of the Wii-mote.
- Laugh with glee, because this is cool.
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Hi Hilary’
Seen the new whiteboard created with the WII? Next time my stepson visits, I’ll make sure he brings his WII so we can try it out! Check it out: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/
That’s one way to get around funding for a whiteboard
Frances
WiiMote and MUVEs…
Is it possible to have an even more immersive experience using the WiiMote with MUVEs such as Second Life?……
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