[chuck-users] wiimote hacks? GameTrak by Mad Catz is pretty cool...
Robert Poor
rdpoor at gmail.com
Tue Apr 6 13:25:49 EDT 2010
While not wireless, the GameTrak hard to beat as a ChucK controller:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31EYO0CTiRL._SL500_.jpg
Think of it as a 6-axis joystick -- dual 3 axis -- where the z axis is
derived from pulling a monofilament line that retracts into the base
sitting on the floor.
As a controller, it's fast and responsive. It's cheap: you can find
one for under $9.99 on Amazon and other places. And visually, it's
arguably more impressive than a wireless controller. But wait --
there's more! l've written ChucK libraries that filter out single-bit
noise, etc, and would be happy to send them along.
I needed to solder a jumper wire to put it into USB mode, but I've had
zero problems with it since. I use it for all my live ChucK
performances, and I'm thinking of buying another one (or two!) as a
backup.
Ping me for details.
- rdp
On 2010Apr06, at 10:05, Daniel Trueman wrote:
> yeah, i basically hate the Wii.
>
> Kas: have you tried multiple of these wireless playstation thingies
> in close proximity? like, imagine, say, 40 of them hooked up to
> individual laptops in a room? we managed to get this working with
> Wii, but it was painful.
>
> On Apr 6, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Kassen wrote:
>
>> Personally I suggest instead getting one of the (playstation 2)
>> games in the "RealPlay" series. The games are shovelware but they
>> are cheap and come with wire-less controllers and HID-compliant usb-
>> dongles. These are more accurate than the wiimote, cheaper, and
>> fully Hid compliant so you are good to go immediately on any OS.
>> This also eliminates the issues with Nintendo feeling the Bluetooth
>> standard is a invitation to get creative instead of something to
>> follow.
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