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I always love these articles. I hadn't read this one yet even though it looks like it came out in early 2020. I think it might be worth a paragraph or two abou

by bri3d 3y ago

I always love these articles. I hadn't read this one yet even though it looks like it came out in early 2020. I think it might be worth a paragraph or two about the innovative use of MEMS gyros and accelerometers in the Wiimote, Motion Plus, and Nunchuk. There's a reasonably good writeup about them here: https://arduino-projects4u.com/wii-motion-plus/ https://arduino-projects4u.com/wii-motion-plus/ . For a time, these were one of the easiest and most cost effective sources of small IMUs, giving birth to projects like the early drone flight control system MultiWiiCopter.

charcircuit 3y ago
I find the inside out 6 dof tracking to also be impressive
guiambros 3y ago
... or the various projects by Johnny Lee [1], using the then new wiimote in completely novel ways [2][3]. 15 years later, I'm still surprised these proof-of-concepts didn't evolve into something more commercial. [1] http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ
- Klonoar 3y ago
  Didn't Lee go on to work at Snap on the glasses or something?
  - guiambros 3y ago
    He returned to Microsoft (where he had been a research intern before) to work on a project that eventually became the Kinect for Xbox 360. Right after we joined Google, and currently leads AR Devices & Experiences [1]. Not sure if it's related to Johnny's work at Google, but there's some cool experiences being built on top of AR Core and Geospatial Creator, with stark resemblance to the ideas and visuals of those early wiimote demos [2][3]. (disclaimer: Googler, but on a different team; no relationship to the things mentioned here other than being a fan of Johnny's wiimote hacks :) [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnychunglee/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnychunglee/ [2] https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/consumer-insights/consumer-trends/trending-visual-stories/brands-reinvent-customer-experience-with-ar/ https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/consumer-insights/consumer-t... [3] https://fsstudio.com/googles-geospatial-creator-is-a-powerful-tool/ https://fsstudio.com/googles-geospatial-creator-is-a-powerfu...
tapoxi 3y ago
The Saturn one is a great read, what a crazy design: https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/sega-saturn/ https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/sega-saturn/

by bri3d 3y ago

charcircuit 3y ago

I find the inside out 6 dof tracking to also be impressive

guiambros 3y ago

... or the various projects by Johnny Lee [1], using the then new wiimote in completely novel ways [2][3]. 15 years later, I'm still surprised these proof-of-concepts didn't evolve into something more commercial. [1] http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ

Klonoar 3y ago
Didn't Lee go on to work at Snap on the glasses or something?
- guiambros 3y ago
  He returned to Microsoft (where he had been a research intern before) to work on a project that eventually became the Kinect for Xbox 360. Right after we joined Google, and currently leads AR Devices & Experiences [1]. Not sure if it's related to Johnny's work at Google, but there's some cool experiences being built on top of AR Core and Geospatial Creator, with stark resemblance to the ideas and visuals of those early wiimote demos [2][3]. (disclaimer: Googler, but on a different team; no relationship to the things mentioned here other than being a fan of Johnny's wiimote hacks :) [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnychunglee/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnychunglee/ [2] https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/consumer-insights/consumer-trends/trending-visual-stories/brands-reinvent-customer-experience-with-ar/ https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/consumer-insights/consumer-t... [3] https://fsstudio.com/googles-geospatial-creator-is-a-powerful-tool/ https://fsstudio.com/googles-geospatial-creator-is-a-powerfu...

tapoxi 3y ago

The Saturn one is a great read, what a crazy design: https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/sega-saturn/ https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/sega-saturn/