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[TiagoTiago]

here is a sugestion on how to be able to use the IR functionality while using the wiimote pointing up (for example if you want to use it as the yoke of a plane) without needing to put a sensor bar int he ceiling

the idea basicl yis to attach a small mirror infron of the sensor port on the wiimote, at an angle of 45 degrees (you can try other angles to fit beter your purposes, I tested it with a hand mirror I had at hand and at least with mirrors made of the same material as mine (I dunno what material it is, it is made of glass a refelctive layer and an opaquelayer behind the reflective layer) it does work perfectly, once I finallyget my machine fit enough to run a flight simulator i'll see if i'm able to make a script for usign the wiimote as a yoke with it in the normal position, and after that might try the yoke style control type

follows a drawing of the sugested adaptation:

[TylerK]

Ha! That's pretty clever, actually.

[TiagoTiago]

[SwedishFrog]

Cool idea, but why not use the accelerometer values? (a la wario ware's mortar and pestle form)

[TiagoTiago]

[SwedishFrog]

cool deal. i'm interested to see what you come up with