The Wii Whiteboard Project

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The Wii Whiteboard Project

• Creating an interactive whiteboard for under 100
• Ron Francis, M.Sc. (Physics), B.Ed.
• North Grenville D.H.S.

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Carnegie Mellon University

• a top private research university
• Established1900 by Andrew Carnegie
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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An Idea is Born

• Johnny Chung Lee
• Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Carnegie Melon U.

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Nintendo

• a global company located in Kyoto, Japan
• Nintendo's mascot Mario

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The Nintendo Wii

• Worldwide sales of over 45 million

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The Wii Remote

• Retail price of 45
• Three axis accelerometer
• 1024x768 infrared sensor
• On-board data processing
• Connects via Bluetooth

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Bluetooth

• wireless protocol for exchanging data
• uses radio frequencies
• range of 10 m (30 feet)

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Bluetooth Adapter

• PC uses a Bluetooth adapter in order to
  communicate with other Bluetooth devices
• Some come built-in
• Others must use a USB dongle

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The Infrared Pen

• Uses an infrared LED at 940 nm

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The Infrared Pen

• Hand-made
• e-Bay sellers
• select web sites

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The Infrared Pen

• An early Design Uses a AAA battery in a BIC
  Great Erase Grip XL form factor

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The Latest Models

• WWP101 website includes instructions for a
  Wiimote holder and Accent infrared pens

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WWP101 USB-BT adapter

• Low cost, high value!
• Quickly connects the Wii remote tothe PC

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Wiimote Whiteboard in a Box

• Portable, low-cost, and functional

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Software Improvements

• Goh Boon Jin, Malaysia improved smoothing and
  calibration
• Jason Smith, Australia Presenter mode for
  Powerpoint
• Lukas Reinhart, Germany improved bluetooth
  connection to the Wii Remote

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Summarizing Best Practices

• The Wiimote Whiteboard Project 101
• www.WWP101.com