Pictures and Screenshots

A new device was created (taped together) to augment a mouse, it consists of a AAA battery, an IR LED and a toggle switch. It connects to a mouse via Velcro.





Here is a screenshot of the project so far. The yellow sphere denotes the location of the cursor in the modeling area. The user can create blocks, and move them around the 3D area using this augmented mouse.
Mapping the location of the input device to a point int the drawing area is done dynamically, unlike WiiDraw. The user marks out the desired drawing area, then presses the "calibrate" button. This maps the physical boundaries to the modeling area.

WiiModel - a continuation

The WiiDraw program was changed one final time, to integrate an IR led with a mouse, so that mouse clicks could be used to draw, while a sphere was constantly rendered on the screen to show position of the device.

This augmentation leads to other possibilities outside the scope of a simple drawing program. That is why the WiiDraw project will be reborn into WiiModel. WiiModel will be a simple 3D modeling environment with the ability to create and manipulate 3D objects.

Screenshots of the software and photos of the new hardware to follow.