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If you thought that the spring horse + Wii Remote + Need For Speed was the coolest thing you ever saw on videogames wait until you see this.

Via hackaday.com I land on Johnny Chung Lee’s website and a brave (and cheap) new world opens before me.

In his page he has put a few do-it-yourself-with-a-wii-remote videos that will blow you away. The advanced interaction concepts he explores, the easy and cheap implementations and the clarity of the demos make the perfect combination for an instant YouTube hit.

It’s all about using the powerful 1024×768 infrared camera on your Wii remote and connecting it via bluetooth to your computer. The results?

Tracking Your Fingers with the Wii remote

Use your fingers to control a multitouch screen in the air à la Minority Report.
Tracking Your Fingers with the Wii remote video

Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wii remote

By pointing a Wii remote at a projection screen you can create very low-cost interactive whiteboards or tablet displays. No projector? Point the Wii remote to your computer monitor and turn it into a multitouch surface.
Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wii remote video

Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the Wii Remote

With a cheap pair of glasses, an couple of infrared lights and, of course the Wii remote, literally open a new window to an inmersive 3D VR environment.
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the Wii Remote video

(By Johnny’s personal page URL cs.cmu.edu I gather that he’s from the School of Computer Science at renowned Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and he works in Human Computer Interaction there.)