Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

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Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to a virtual environment. The display properly reacts to head and body movement as if it were a real window creating a realistic illusion of depth and space. By Johnny Chung Lee, Carnegie Mellon University. For more information and software visit

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: December 21, 2007 at 6:58 am
Author: jcl5m

Length: 00:04:45
Rating: 4.92
Views: 6591628

Tags: wii remote wiimote virtual reality VR display head tracking 3D games interactive computer nintendo immersive window

Video Comments:
mmrage (January 7, 2009 at 3:32 pm)
Wow, this looks absolutely amazing.
analphabetik (January 7, 2009 at 2:57 pm)
i wish you the success you deserve, man!
Xantonos (January 7, 2009 at 2:19 pm)
Someone should link this video to some Nintendo CEO's. They would be stupid not to take advantage of a technology with such mindboggling potential for games.
truthhurts4u (January 7, 2009 at 11:45 am)
Johny, you rock! keep up the genius work! I hope I get into the field of human interface design!
Sandburg515 (January 7, 2009 at 10:23 am)
if you believe, playing wii is connected to your future, i feel sorry for you
wuvahef (January 7, 2009 at 6:59 am)
Maaan, awesome! Lol, it looked like 3D with blue-red glasses haha
Plaazaa (January 7, 2009 at 6:32 am)
Finally something good with the wii! Thanks Johnny! ;D
hentaiyarodes (January 7, 2009 at 5:07 am)
wow amazing !
CRANWELLPOACHER (January 7, 2009 at 4:25 am)
Johnny,you are a genius.I am going to get the kids to have a go at one of these next weekend.Just one question.How do you connect the Wii mote to the laptop ?.Excellent stuff :-)
craigdavid161280 (January 7, 2009 at 4:11 am)
Great application. I'm guessing that this technology is well known about and probably patented somewhere?

My idea is...

I wonder if this could be applied by tracking the distance between the pupils (rather than IR emmiters) use the red eye effect by bouncing lasers of the retina to track the head. Safely of course.

could this also be applied in desktop manipulation for example.