Johnny Lee on TED Talk on the Wii Remote Hack

tekmosis | April 14, 2008 | Video | Misc

Researcher and Wii Remote hacker, Johnny Lee; popularized by his video demonstrations he posted on YouTube. Is the latest presentor on TED Talks. What is TED Talks? TED, or Technology, Entertainment Design, started in 1984 as a conference which brought people together from those three industries. These industry specialists then give talks on a certain topic pertaining to their category of specialization.

Johnny Lee is most famously known for his Wii Remote hack as seen in his video 'Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote'. In the TED Talk he gives a demonstration of the device in two examples all while trying to promote an easier distrobution or collaboration on research materials (he mentions YouTube for instance). His demonstration was received as Ingenious and Jaw-dropping to the TED Talk audience. It's great to see innovations for only $40 which not only provides gamers amusement but can yield a cheap alternative to teaching aids.

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Storm | April 14, 2008

Was about to approve it, but I got sucked into the presentation, heh. It's good to see Johnny Lee getting rewarded for his experimenting. Head-tracking and that software 'touchscreen' abilitiy...wow. That will definitely be part of the gaming industry's future.

He seemed a bit nervous from his movements, but the presentation did well. ^^
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tekmosis | April 14, 2008

It was interesting to hear that EA's already going to be supporting this as an "easter egg" in an upcoming game.
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  Storm | April 15, 2008
  
  Yeah, sometime in May presumably. I'm interested to know how this will play out. EA's gaining back some respect this way.
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Jaw Breaker | April 17, 2008

thats great, this guy is pretty smart and creative. His videos on YouTube just amaze me. Which game exactly is EA releasing this "easter egg", is it the one with the blocks?
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  Storm | April 17, 2008
  
  Bongo Blox or something of that sort...but sadly, EA removed the feature.
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  tekmosis | April 17, 2008
  
  Yea, it was supposedly to be in Boom Blox but they've removed it from the final version of the game. You know that's so lame, I don't even know why they told people it'd be in the game, it's an easter egg! >_<
  1) tell people about the easter egg
  2) promote it at events like GDC and Ted Talks
  3) let everyone know you pulled it from your game when you shouldn't have announced it in the first place
  3) ???
  5) profit
  
  GG EA, G-O-O-D G-A-M-E...lame.