A little program developed to use any object as a PC controller so long as you have a webcam. I haven't tried it yet, but the folks at Digg.com surely enjoyed it.

A video of it in action is at the source.

You can use cardboard steering wheels for racing games, playing swords for fighting games, and a chicken drumstick for flight simulators!

The implementation also works a lot smoother than would be expected. You’ll need Windows for the software, and about any webcam can be used, though older webcams tend to work less well due to a lower frame-rate and problems with light adjustments.

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