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Is white such a good idea for Tony Hawks Ride board?

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:03:36 +0000

We’re not sure white is such a good call for the final board? seems like it will get dirty quick and how many skateboards out there have white griptape!? Apparently:

“The board we’ve shown so far is like the Darth Vader of skateboards, it’s not the finished peripheral. We’re going with a white board which is more consumer friendly. It’s much more iPod-like for want of a better term,” The designers told GamesIndustry.biz.

Anyways, It’s funny to note that the board is limited to folks 300 lbs. and under! according to Robomodo and maybe that is just as well because we’ve also heard that yes, Tony Hawk Ride is indeed one hell of a work out!!

RoboModo co-founder Josh Tsui also told GI.biz:

“[the board] is the most advanced peripheral on the market. It really is going to usher a next generation of controllers for games.”

You can get a peak of it in action here:

Wiimote controlling 15 tonne steel robotic arm!

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:41:23 +0000

15 tonnes of steel, 200 bar of hydraulic pressure and a control system written in Python. Oh, and a Wiimote.

BLITZ premieres an HD Flash Interactive Holographic Wall Experience controlled with Wii remotes

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:08:40 +0000

This Wii/Flash experiment by Interactive Advertising agency “Blitz” back in Oct 07 was a huge inspiration for the creation of this blog, we were really impressed by what they had put together and how they tied the Wii and Flash together to create personalised holographic visuals.

Quoted from Bltiz Blog:

“Adobe Creativity Conducted” Interactive Wall Experience features a holographic-like projection system on which you can paint images and designs using a Nintendo Wii remote control. This full screen Flash application runs in HD resolution, and was premiered during the primary Adobe party of the MAX 07 Conference in Chicago. The experience ran uninterrupted for the duration of the party (4 hours), and received nonstop foot traffic resulting in 68 artistic creations submitted as images to a Flickr account.”

Wicked.

Read the full post here.

WiiSpray: Electronic graffiti without the paint!

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:39:20 +0000

This awesome thesis project lets you create electronic graffiti with your Wiimote! Expect alot more from this I can imagine some wicked games involving throwing up bombs and being scored on technique, would be even better playing on a canvas sized projection!

Quoted from WiiSpray:

…now it is my diploma thesis! I’m planning to build a new spraycan with more functions and also an advanced software with collaborative spraying option, different caps, different colours…. and maybe different Sprayers

Quoted from WiiSpray:

The basic idea was to build a computer hardware interface which is similar to an existing analog tool. An new interface will force new experiences. Forget about keyboard and mouse: with WiiSpray we created a new human computing interface (HCI). The use of WiiSpray is similar of using a real spray can – but without the colour and the toxic smells. WiiSpray is based on Adobe Flash, a WiiFlashServer and the Nintendo Wii® device. With this techology and a computer supported technology it is possible to move wireless through the space. You don´t need to learn this device – just start spraying intuitively. And the best is, after finishing your grafitti you can upload it to our website and look at it at any time from everywhere.

In this video you can have a short look into the final diploma presentation of WiiSpray 2nd edition on March 25th 2009 at eWerk with a small audience. Remember – this is only Nintendo Wii technics and Flash!

WiiSpray Teaser from Martin Lihs on Vimeo.

Check out the WiiSpray site here.
http://www.wiispray.com/