Motion control mouse hacked out of NES gun - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 20th Mar 2006, 12:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03...mouse_nes_gun/

[USRF]Obiwan · 20th Mar 2006, 13:20

Is this a solution for my custom build arcade cabinet for MAME?

i wonder.

webbyman · 20th Mar 2006, 15:58

wow

thats prett amazing, theres quite alot of other good stuff like a nes tv remote control lol

riggs · 20th Mar 2006, 17:31

Nice idea, but a bit ghetto for my liking.

mattyt · 20th Mar 2006, 17:38

Not quite sure what is so clever about attaching a gyro mouse to a gun with duct tape?

Meanmotion · 20th Mar 2006, 18:18

He certainly wasn't kidding when he said it was his ugliest hack ever.

DXR_13KE · 20th Mar 2006, 19:02

that is cool anyway.

what is a gyration? never seen one.

Confused Fishcake · 20th Mar 2006, 20:30

What would be really clever, is to put 4 IR leds working on different wavelengths at each corner of your screen, and use a pic to modify the serial data from the chip to calibrate the gun. A bit above my knowledge, but it would make a great project. DXR_13KE - a gyration is one of the coolest things ever invented, it is a wireless optical mouse, with a button on the bottom. If you hold the mouse in the air and hold down the button, you just have to tilt the mouse to control the cursor. It really is cool, although the usefullness is debatable.

speedfreek · 20th Mar 2006, 21:45

That is cool. This guy and the guy who modded his NES to be a computer need to go into business, after it gets smoothed out a little.

Constructacon · 21st Mar 2006, 01:14

Not that great a hack tbh. It doesn't even aim at what you're pointing the gun at. Good on him for the old school modding though. Must only be used while wearing a NES buckle though.

Wrigley1 · 22nd Mar 2006, 02:08

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Originally posted by Constructacon
It doesn't even aim at what you're pointing the gun at.

That doesn't matter, if you think about it, because if the gun on screen pointed exactly where your real life gun was pointing, the change in aim of the real life gun from one side of the screen to another would be very small. This technology would work best with a screen very close to your eyes; like goggles, which have a little mini LCD screen in them. Think the goggles with 1 big window covering both eyes, but instead of a window, you have a LCD screen. Then, the reality of the movement of your "real life gun" would feel more natural in relation to what you see, because the game you are playing is, effectively, all you see. If you play with the sensitivity settings on the mouse, and the gyration thingy is as accurate as some reviews say, then you would be able to create a much more realistic FPS gaming experience. I definitely will need to try this out. Pity the mouse costs $80.

Confused Fishcake · 22nd Mar 2006, 18:22

Actually, I have seen the mouse for $30. (Please don't ask me where, I have no idea, but it was probably froogle or ebay.

20th Mar 2006, 12:21	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Motion control mouse hacked out of NES gun http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03...mouse_nes_gun/

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20th Mar 2006, 15:58	#3
webbyman Hax. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Uk Posts: 2,758	wow thats prett amazing, theres quite alot of other good stuff like a nes tv remote control lol

20th Mar 2006, 17:38	#5
mattyt Minimodder Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: soton Posts: 45	Not quite sure what is so clever about attaching a gyro mouse to a gun with duct tape?

20th Mar 2006, 20:30	#8
Confused Fishcake Hypermodder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hertford, UK Posts: 684	What would be really clever, is to put 4 IR leds working on different wavelengths at each corner of your screen, and use a pic to modify the serial data from the chip to calibrate the gun. A bit above my knowledge, but it would make a great project. DXR_13KE - a gyration is one of the coolest things ever invented, it is a wireless optical mouse, with a button on the bottom. If you hold the mouse in the air and hold down the button, you just have to tilt the mouse to control the cursor. It really is cool, although the usefullness is debatable. __________________ My Laptop: Inspiron 1501: Turion64 X2 TL-52 @ 1.6GHz, 1GB DDR2, 120GB SATA HD, 256Mb ATI 1150, 15.4" widescreen lcd, 8x DVD+/-RW, running Gentoo amd64. My Server #1: Pentium III @ 500MHz, 192MB DDR, 290GB in total, running headless Gentoo x86. My Server #2: Athlon 4 @ 1.7 GHz, 128MB DDR, 40GB, running headless Gentoo x86.

20th Mar 2006, 21:45	#9
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21st Mar 2006, 01:14	#10
Constructacon Constructing since 1978 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 1,839	Not that great a hack tbh. It doesn't even aim at what you're pointing the gun at. Good on him for the old school modding though. Must only be used while wearing a NES buckle though. __________________ Remember - for every silver lining there is a cloud. "Of course, overclocking doesn't normally involve a tank of acetylene large enough to blow a house off its foundation." - zackbass MAME Over - Custom built arcade cabinet. This season's mod - The New Black Also modded - "Got Milk?"

22nd Mar 2006, 18:22	#12
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