Fun with the Nintendo Wii

Johnny Chung Lee, a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, shows in this movie how to create a head tracking device using the Nintendo Wii controller and sensor. The result is a very unique and realistic three-dimensional view of the world. Pretty impressive.

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Touch Screen LED Rubiks Cube

Andrew Fentem has designed an electronic version of the Rubiks Cube using LED lights and a touch screen interface. Although it doesnt look as sturdy as the original Rubiks cube, the Fentix Cube does give a look into the future of games as electronics and mechanics start to converge… 

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Virtual Training Simulator for Dike Inspectors

As a training for levee inspectors, GeoDelft have developed a realistic game simulator ‘The Levee Patroller’. The simulator is based on the first person shooter Unreal. In this virtual environment future dike inspectors can walk around and find possible risks which may lead to a breach of the dike. Education through virtual experience will hopefully [...]