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How to Use a Wii-Mote to Create an Interactive Interface

Interactive touch interfaces can be a unique way to make media more tactile and fun. Many researchers and teachers have sought to leverage the power of touch-interfaces for the classroom, creating devices called interactive whiteboards. On an interactive whiteboard, teachers can write as if it were a real whiteboard, but they can also project pictures, models and animations. The cost of a professional whiteboard is usually prohibitive for a home consumer, but using the technology inside a Nintendo Wii's Wiimote, you can make an inexpensive alternative for your home or classroom.

Things You'll Need

Computer
Projector
Wii remote
Wiimote whiteboard software
Infrared pen

Instructions

- 1
  Connect your Wiimote to your personal computer. All Wiimotes are equipped with Bluetooth. Many computers are also equipped with Bluetooth, but if you computer is of an older model, you may need to put special Bluetooth receivers that plug in to your USB port.
- 2
  Download the Wiimote whiteboard software. The Wiimote whiteboard software allows you to calibrate the camera inside your Wiimote.
- 3
  Connect your personal computer to the projector and project its image on a flat surface.
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  Position your Wiimote so that its camera, located at the front tip, can see the entire projected surface.
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  Calibrate your Wiimote's camera by running the Wiimote whiteboard software. The software will ask you to touch specific points on the projected image with your infrared pen.

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