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Create Cool Teaching Tools Using a Wii Controller
By Richard Nantel | June 19, 2008
Let’s be honest. It’s been pretty tough for departments to justify purchasing video game consoles for training purposes. Sure, Wii Sports may improve your golf swing or bowling accuracy, but, apart from reducing workplace stress and increasing worker morale, video game consoles haven’t yet made a significant impact on workplace learning.
Thanks to Johnny Lee, you can now purchase that coveted Wii console and write it off as a business expense guilt free. Mr. Lee has hacked a $40 Wii controller to create a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen, and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.
Technically, you don’t need the entire $250 Wii console to create Johnny Lee’s digital whiteboard. His hack only requires a $40 Wii controller, which can be purchased separately from the console, and $10 in electronic parts from Radio Shack. I promise not to tell your purchasing department. Perhaps you can even find a training use for the red-hot Wii Fit.
P.S. Unlike during the pre-holiday shopping rush, you no longer need to camp out all night at your local electronics store to get your hands on a Wii console. Wiis are now commonly available and can be acquired during your lunch break.
Topics: Games, Hardware, Learning, Wii |
