Ben’s Hack Pick of the Wii-k
Thanks to everyone who submitted hacks in the past week! I skimmed over them and picked Ryan Culy’s “Wii Controller for Single-Handed Use”:
The basic idea is that you strap the nunchuck to one arm and press the analog stick against your leg to use it. The C and Z buttons are ported out and attached to the side of the main Wii-mote, thus making it the main controller but with nunchuck support. I picked this project because it has a good purpose and I’ve had lots of requests for something similar, and unfortunately haven’t gotten around to doing it myself. So this proves it can be done, way to go Ryan!
Additionaly I am impressed that he assembled the casing out of multiple layers of laser-cut acrylic - which shows patience and devotion - as well as a high tolerance for resin bond and super glue fumes. Check out his full site below (click on “Wii Controller” under “Projects”)
Link: http://rmculy.iweb.bsu.edu/web/ÂÂ
I am adding a “Submit Cool Project” link to the right frame of this website - please use it for all future submissions. I shall try and pick one per week, time permitting. Thanks again and happy hacking!
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February 17th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
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February 17th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Cool! Well done!
I love the idea of everyone submitting projects, too.
February 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Thats smart right there. Good Job Ryan ;)
February 18th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I waant of those for my brother who has cp..
February 18th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Good job indeed.
February 18th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
[…] wasn’t simple. Everyone’s favorite mod genius, Ben Heck, was so impressed that he featured it as his “Pick of the […]
February 18th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I’m the person for whom Ryan built the controller, and I just wanted to vouch for its quality. It works great, and it’s perfect for playing Wii if you are missing a hand, like me.
Long story short: Ryan is a baller.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:42 am
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February 19th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
In my biz, we call that well engineered adaptive technology. Well done, Ryan!
February 19th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
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March 8th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
This is really cool! Great job Ryan!
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March 21st, 2008 at 8:48 pm
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May 8th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Games For Gamecube…
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….