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In the beginning, there was the Wii.
Then, came Kinect.
Tonight, I unite them in technological sin.
Wii Sports Kinect.
That's what this thread is gonna build to.
Then, came Kinect.
Tonight, I unite them in technological sin.
Wii Sports Kinect.
That's what this thread is gonna build to.
you say it's impossible?
I'm the world's single most effective idiot. I LIVE in impossible
this could be an absolutely legendary thread.
Wiinect, BABY, that's the concept.
LET'S GO
I'm the world's single most effective idiot. I LIVE in impossible
this could be an absolutely legendary thread.
Wiinect, BABY, that's the concept.
LET'S GO
SHIT, OKAY, I JUST TWEETED ALL THAT.
WE NEED A PLAN, and mine has 3 PARTS.
1. REVIVE the Kinect, and do ACTS OF DECEPTION to disguise ourselves as a wiimote.
2. FORCE the Wii Menu to RUN ON the Kinect.
and 3- small steps to giant leaps- add *Kinect support to Wii Sports*
WE NEED A PLAN, and mine has 3 PARTS.
1. REVIVE the Kinect, and do ACTS OF DECEPTION to disguise ourselves as a wiimote.
2. FORCE the Wii Menu to RUN ON the Kinect.
and 3- small steps to giant leaps- add *Kinect support to Wii Sports*
STEP 1: DISGUISE THE KINECT
Here's basically what we're trying to achieve.
Here's basically what we're trying to achieve.
First, we need to actually USE the kinect.
With my undeniable MS Paint Graphic Design Skillz and some of my own old code, I'm getting this basic body tracking setup running...
With my undeniable MS Paint Graphic Design Skillz and some of my own old code, I'm getting this basic body tracking setup running...
BODY TRACKING WORKS, I PROVED IT WITH SCIENCE
That red rectangle? That's how we're gonna replace the Wii's light-bar.
That red rectangle? That's how we're gonna replace the Wii's light-bar.
Now we talk about the trench coat.
The disguse, the deception.
How we're going to turn your entire fucking body into a Wii Remote.
The disguse, the deception.
How we're going to turn your entire fucking body into a Wii Remote.
We're gonna start simple. Just the pointer.
I call this: Minorit-wii Report, but you can call it Cool Box.
You're gonna draw Cool Box IN THE AIR, and your HAND will become a pointer.
To press the A button, close your fist.
I call this: Minorit-wii Report, but you can call it Cool Box.
You're gonna draw Cool Box IN THE AIR, and your HAND will become a pointer.
To press the A button, close your fist.
I fully expect Cool Box fanart by the end of the night.
He's a cool box.
Playing Sports, well... that's gonna require more than just pointing.
I'm almost scared to tell you. So I'll hold off for now.
He's a cool box.
Playing Sports, well... that's gonna require more than just pointing.
I'm almost scared to tell you. So I'll hold off for now.
DRAWING COOL BOX
AND WE GOT FANART https://twitter.com/AndDrewAThing/status/1330374312189190145?s=20
What's about to happen isn't just stupid, but actively dangerous, a teensy bit.
Because I'm not just running this input through a Wii.
I'm making half of the wii remote... my personal computer.
Because I'm not just running this input through a Wii.
I'm making half of the wii remote... my personal computer.
we're going to turn your BODY MOTION into a KEYBOARD CLICKS and MOUSE MOVEMENTS
on my DESKTOP
then FEED THAT INTO the WII
this means that if i BEND MY ARM WRONG
i could FUCK UP MY ENTIRE COMPUTER
on my DESKTOP
then FEED THAT INTO the WII
this means that if i BEND MY ARM WRONG
i could FUCK UP MY ENTIRE COMPUTER
...holy shit.
HOLY SHIT IT ACTUALLY WORKS
KINECT ON A WII
THIS IS REAL LIFE
KINECT ON A WII
THIS IS REAL LIFE
WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
(and ofc etc etc emulating bc I only have one night, microcontroller people get at me)
We're moving into act 3.
The real reason I began this thread. You know what it is...
We're moving into act 3.
The real reason I began this thread. You know what it is...
I'm making Wii Sports playable with your ENTIRE BODY
Right now, we're just using the pointer.
We're not anything about 'wii remote shaking', or anything
It's like the sensor bar is moving around the wii remote, but the remote isn't moving.
no accelerometer.
that's gonna change.
We need to understand how the sports work.
We're not anything about 'wii remote shaking', or anything
It's like the sensor bar is moving around the wii remote, but the remote isn't moving.
no accelerometer.
that's gonna change.
We need to understand how the sports work.
Baseball and tennis are almost entirely 'shake' and timing-based, plus the general direction of your swing. Boxing is 'punch' and 'block' based on the tilt and shake.
So what if we got rid of precision motion, and mapped "general movement" to the hand X and Y?
So what if we got rid of precision motion, and mapped "general movement" to the hand X and Y?
That should at least get us Tennis. Let's start with Tennis.
OOPS.
NOTHING HAPPENED.
SOMETHING'S AFOOT.
NOTHING HAPPENED.
SOMETHING'S AFOOT.
Oof. The hand motion is fine, but it gets lost when we send the motion as computer mouse input.
Guess we have to encode your body movements as a bunch of key presses after all
Guess we have to encode your body movements as a bunch of key presses after all
OKAY I WAS A LITTLE LATE BUT IT WORKED
