Sometimes, technology begets technology. Hand a hacker/creative/smart person some cool technology and watch them take it apart and/or create something new out of it. In this case, researcher, CMU Ph.D. student, Johnny C. Lee, has taken a Wii remote (Wiimote) and used it to create a desktop virtual reality head tracking system. Words don’t describe this as well as the video, so watch the video already. Obviously, this is the future of video games and possibly a precursor to immersing entertainment.

Mr. Lee has described the whole project on his website as well as provided software that he wrote for downloading. The page also describes other projects he has put together using Wiimotes. I wonder how long it took for Nintendo to come knocking on his door?

One of his other cool side projects was taking photos of bottles being smashed with a hammer and capturing a frozen split-second of the action in mid-smash. Click the picture for a blown up, clear photo.