Jul

15

Wiimote Interactive Whiteboard

Filed Under education, open source

Wii Remote Control

I’ve always been disappointed by how much software companies charge education.  Sometimes, you find great software at a reasonable price, but other times you don’t.  One area that comes to mind here is in the area of Interactive Whiteboards.  Leading companies like SmartBoard and Promethean charge thousands of dollars for a single installation.  So it was with great joy that I found MIT doctoral student Johnny Chung Lee’s Wiimote Whiteboard.  Basically, Johnny shows how any LCD projector with a screen can be turned into an Interactive Whiteboard with an IR LED light pen and a Nintendo Wii Remote Control.  So $100 or less can create a complete interactive system instead of $3,000.  Lee started his Wiimote “mini-revolution” with this famous YouTube video.  A great use of off the shelf technology to solve a larger problem.  More on this topic soon after I finish a Wiimote Whiteboard setup for my MacBook!

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