Perhaps this hack is a bit ‘over the top’ for most homeschools, but if kids want a cool technology challenge, check out what researcher, Johnny Chung Lee of Carnegie Mellon University is doing with Wii remotes. Johnny shares secrets of creating interactive white boards on any surface for a fraction of the cost of commercial solutions. Johnny shares his innovative and creative solutions for building a multi-touch interactive white board using a Wii remote and some inexpensive Infrared pens. He provides instructions on using a projector or a laptop screen and recommends some applications to try with your new low-cost set-up.
- Check out his YouTube videos on his various Wii remote hacks
- View Johnny’s website for details and suggestions
- Watch Johnny Chung Lee’s 2008 TED presentation, which proves that a bit of knowledge on how things work and some inspired thinking can change the way people live, work and play!
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Johnny does some really cool stuff [smile]. I first bumped into him when I was researching how to build a steady cam rig. I build his recommendation with slight modification… and it works pretty well!
~Luke