Wiimote-Based Video Control System
Written on December 10, 2008
Wiimote-Based Video Control System Video Documentation
Adam Trowbridge
Test of Wiimote-Based Video Control System. The system is written in Max/MSP/Jitter and takes advantage of Andreas Schlegel’s OSC version of Hiroaki Kimura’s darwiinRemote.
http://code.google.com/p/darwiinosc/downloads/list
http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwiin-remote/
The system takes advantage of the Wiimote’s orientation data, transmitted to a laptop via bluetooth. The data is received in Darwiin Wiimote and transmitted to Max/MSP/Jitter via OSC (Open Sound Control). In Max, the Y-axis orientation data is parsed and matched to the frames of the video so that turning the Wiimote all the way to one side moves the playhead to the beginning and, conversely, turning it to the other side moves the playhead to the end. It is thus possible to shake or rock the Wiimote and achieve a forward/reverse loop point.
Filed in: Adam Trowbridge.