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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024
  • www.ted.com Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008.
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  • @dkong13able
    @dkong13able 10 лет назад +297

    Can all TED talks be like this? Sweet, concise, and actually innovative.

  • @jehsiman
    @jehsiman 10 лет назад +84

    I used to attend a high school in a very low- income area and of course; we couldn't afford the interactive smart boards which basically every other school had at least a few of. My math teacher who was so passionate about education and technology adopted this system of a budget interactive whiteboard to make her teaching more visual and enhancing and seeing this video, I feel so grateful for some reason. Great work Johnny! Your work really did enable less advantaged people to maintain the technological advancements that everyone else was achieving.

  • @XSpImmaLion
    @XSpImmaLion 16 лет назад +8

    Johnny Lee deserved the standing ovation...
    It's not just about his current experiments, but on how many people it can affect, and how accessible he made it for the general public.
    Great stuff! Happy to see some game development companies are already considering doing something with the idea!

  • @MrEtmer
    @MrEtmer 11 лет назад +158

    Good o'l days of youtube... back when you couldn't get copyright infringement for a background coke bottle, and Google+.

    • @SomeNiceMovies
      @SomeNiceMovies 10 лет назад +2

      I dont see no coke ?...

    • @moahammad1mohammad
      @moahammad1mohammad 7 лет назад +2

      Haha it's gotten worse hasn't it?

    • @rynlikesfood
      @rynlikesfood 6 лет назад +9

      Funny now the time this comment was posted is now considered “the good ol’days”

    • @tobiasuhlig765
      @tobiasuhlig765 6 лет назад +3

      @@rynlikesfood And now we finally got rid of Google+ 😂

    • @felipexrmz
      @felipexrmz 3 года назад +1

      This hits harder now.

  • @dlpmario
    @dlpmario 12 лет назад +7

    I made my own Wiimote Whiteboard and used it in one of my classes: It was amazing! Johnny Lee is a genius, and he certainly deserves an award for sharing his knowledge with everyone.

  • @UNTBC
    @UNTBC 8 лет назад +346

    8 years later, no real head tracking compatibility games...

    • @BenjerminGaye
      @BenjerminGaye 8 лет назад +18

      oclus rift? htc vive?

    • @UNTBC
      @UNTBC 8 лет назад +15

      BenjerminGaye different kind of head tracking. That uses absolute position relative to the screen. The headsets use relative tracking based on compass position.

    • @lostecho7131
      @lostecho7131 8 лет назад +2

      +Collegiate Match Fishing no oculus rift uses it tracking just like this

    • @lostecho7131
      @lostecho7131 8 лет назад +2

      +Ben Laty *ir

    • @RG-Zeldaplayer
      @RG-Zeldaplayer 8 лет назад +9

      Why the need for the headset display then? I mean this demo uses head tracking software and an IR camera with a pair of LEDs attached to some safety glasses to create a 3 dimensional effect on a 2d TV screen, why then, are developers opting to mount stereoscopic displays in chunky visors? Surely this eliminates the need for VR... more to the point we've had a generational leap in home consoles with another one due soon since this video and no-one's developed a game around this very simple set up.

  • @ashketchup7354
    @ashketchup7354 10 лет назад +158

    I bet Nintendo wasn't very happy about that.

    • @ethanrussell3163
      @ethanrussell3163 10 лет назад +1

      I dunno, the 3DS employs a similar technology that can achieve similar results

    • @AlwaysL1t
      @AlwaysL1t 8 лет назад +3

      *Nintendo proceeds to tax Lee here for every Wii Remote he uses to spread his technology

    • @user-jt5vm3mi1w
      @user-jt5vm3mi1w 3 года назад

      @@ethanrussell3163 No it doesn't

  • @spendle
    @spendle 11 месяцев назад +1

    Every time I come back to this video, I always smile at 3:55 because you can tell the camera guy is having fun.

  • @sarahburnside4606
    @sarahburnside4606 8 лет назад +90

    this mans brilliant AND owns a wii. Checkmate, Sony?

    • @AlwaysL1t
      @AlwaysL1t 8 лет назад

      This should be the best comment, lol

    • @BenjerminGaye
      @BenjerminGaye 8 лет назад +1

      well sony's ps3's are being used as a supercomputer....

    • @dragz888
      @dragz888 5 лет назад +1

      BenjerminGaye PFFT

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 3 года назад

      @@BenjerminGaye lmao no they arent LUL

    • @BenjerminGaye
      @BenjerminGaye 3 года назад

      @@girlsdrinkfeck not anymore, but when it released yes. You could run another OS on it and daisy chain them to act as a server/supercomputer.

  • @brlamb5
    @brlamb5 4 года назад +2

    I saw this when it came out, this is what opened me up to the TED talk world, wish they would do more like this!

  • @unstopableguy1
    @unstopableguy1 10 лет назад +52

    Now its 2014, where is it now? do people still know about this?

    • @ingusmant
      @ingusmant 10 лет назад +1

      Nope, and I have no clue why no company is selling this, they could make a fortune.

    • @ingusmant
      @ingusmant 10 лет назад

      Ultragian Awesome, thanks bro

    • @benakin9172
      @benakin9172 10 лет назад +3

      He is also working with Google on a 3d tracking project called project Tango. Look it up, its cool

    • @ingusmant
      @ingusmant 10 лет назад

      Ben Akinlosotu Yeah saw it, kind of scary tho since it could/will be used for visual datamining

    • @harambeharambe5232
      @harambeharambe5232 6 лет назад +2

      Now its 2018, where is it now? do people still know about this?

  • @kevinsmall5232
    @kevinsmall5232 Год назад +1

    Watching this in 2023 and still amazed. Unfortunately it the software hasn't been updated so I feel like I can't get it done.

  • @HKMV9
    @HKMV9 10 лет назад +65

    This is damn amazing, but I'd really like if he took a deep breath sometimes...

  • @gabemanVideos
    @gabemanVideos 16 лет назад +4

    don't be nervous, man. you did great

  • @digitalblasphemy1100
    @digitalblasphemy1100 10 лет назад +14

    that 3d looks amazing! I don't have fusion between my eyes and this looked fantastic for me! I think this is the first time I have seen 3d

  • @Whataboutit
    @Whataboutit 16 лет назад

    You just owned some of the most brilliant inventers in the world. This is pure inovation for everyone! Thanks for thinking, Mr Lee! ;)

  • @Yogsther
    @Yogsther 10 лет назад +34

    3:07 that awkward clap.. Lel

  • @Anomalicious
    @Anomalicious 16 лет назад

    One of the most incredible things I've ever seen. Such a simple things, but with massive applications. Genius.

  • @TreesPlease42
    @TreesPlease42 9 лет назад +7

    That's an interesting kind of passive 3D.

  • @yourstudio
    @yourstudio 16 лет назад

    you're a open source / innovation hero i remember watching your youtube videos a couple months ago.. wow now your here .. you rock dude!

  • @MrDannyloco
    @MrDannyloco 9 лет назад +3

    looks like theres another way to see 3D withought glasses on youtube, Amazing!

  • @TELLTOKYO
    @TELLTOKYO 12 лет назад

    Hey Johnny, thank you so much for this. My very small English school has been struggling to compete with the big rich companies, but I now have an interactive white board which may give me a chance to compete on a different level, all thanks to you. You are changing the world my friend. I can't express how grateful I am for your present to us.

  • @thomas_jupiter
    @thomas_jupiter 10 лет назад +4

    This guy is a legend!

  • @korkiwi
    @korkiwi 16 лет назад

    I love how when he starts to use it, he has the audience captivated and amazed. I Love it. Its like the audience has no idea what he is talking about until he actually starts to show them a demonstration of what it does, then their like OOH!!! AHH!!!! He IS The GURU of this stuff!!!!

  • @COLEplusTEN
    @COLEplusTEN 6 лет назад +9

    Why is this guy not developing VR for Switch

  • @ActiveStorage
    @ActiveStorage 16 лет назад

    the most remarkable thing about this guy is the fact he did not care about making any profit out of this idea. He developed the thing himself at his own costs and just gave it away to the public. No copyrights, no fucking patents. Truly free invention.
    the rest of the world should learn to be more like Johnny Lee

  • @perrykitten310
    @perrykitten310 10 лет назад +6

    So where is his website?

  • @ogapricot
    @ogapricot 16 лет назад

    Wow, I have seen that before but I have to say Johnny Lee is incredibly smart and really well spoken, which is nice to see in the research community.

  • @TheMixedPlateFrequency
    @TheMixedPlateFrequency 16 лет назад +3

    man we need head tracking everywhere! XD haha I can imagine them remaking the game Punch-Out! from NES with head tracking and gloves XD.

  • @dexmoe
    @dexmoe 7 лет назад

    10 years, still amazing

  • @meaarts4972
    @meaarts4972 Месяц назад +3

    Anyone watching this for the portfolio task??

    • @Naukko
      @Naukko 4 дня назад

      me lmao

  • @johandavid9774
    @johandavid9774 2 года назад +1

    Some good old TED talk times...

  • @seismicdna
    @seismicdna 9 лет назад +5

    How to get cheap oculous rift glasses

  • @rextransformation7418
    @rextransformation7418 Год назад

    Such a humble boy.

  • @unbreakablealex2732
    @unbreakablealex2732 5 лет назад +5

    Nintendo finally patented this idea some days ago. Future here we come! :)

    • @tobiasuhlig765
      @tobiasuhlig765 4 года назад

      That's interesting, do you still have a source by any chance?

  • @LfunkeyA
    @LfunkeyA 15 лет назад

    if you watch his demo that he filmed at home, getting closer to the screen makes the objects appear closer, so it does have a complete track of 3D space.

  • @LiamNebe
    @LiamNebe 10 лет назад +5

    What ever happened to this stuff?

    • @AClarke2007
      @AClarke2007 5 лет назад

      We all got scared and ran out of imagination.

  • @p33ch33
    @p33ch33 16 лет назад

    A well-deserved standing ovation indeed.

  • @Sumez
    @Sumez 16 лет назад

    He's using existing technology, none of the stuff he's showcasing requires you to be particularly smart.
    But the very fact that he even thought of these projects, started them, and broadcasted them on the internet, and his approach to the entire thing, makes him one of the worlds little day-to-day heroes in my book. A genuine good guy with a healthy curiousity!

  • @PeteTube21
    @PeteTube21 16 лет назад

    This guy is a genius and really doing what we wish all game developers should do. great thinking man

  • @MusicforMe123
    @MusicforMe123 16 лет назад

    We need more people like Johnny Lee, you inspire me....Thank you!!!

  • @Khazeous
    @Khazeous 14 лет назад

    Makes me smile no matter how many times I see this.

  • @DeimosSaturn
    @DeimosSaturn 15 лет назад

    If you shutter the left and right lenses of those glasses to match a rapidly alternating image on the screen, you can have true depth perception AND head tracking. And if you have pupil tracking cameras mounted on the glasses, you can even have eye tracking data that would feed into the computer giving high fidelity field of depth changing in real time with the natural focusing movements of the eyes.

  • @ScienceAlliance
    @ScienceAlliance 3 года назад +1

    Man so much cool stuff happened in the 00s

  • @setsuro.splice
    @setsuro.splice 11 лет назад

    a standing ovation! OF COURSE!
    we need more people like him! MOAR!!! MOAR!!!!

  • @PonySixfinger
    @PonySixfinger 16 лет назад

    wow, i remember watching his vids a while ago. glad his talents have been recognised now

  • @AnsonLoo
    @AnsonLoo 13 лет назад

    @pwoitalla nope, he use the wii camera to track his hand's contact-point and movement, and the contact-point does not limited to 2

  • @Gichanasa
    @Gichanasa 4 года назад

    TED Technology Entertainment and Design... this man fulfilled all three!

  • @medsabkhi
    @medsabkhi 4 года назад +1

    I'm in 2020 and this is still impressive!

  • @Riviner
    @Riviner 16 лет назад

    Johnny Lee is the man! He's work (eventhough that kind of a digital tracking is already "an old thing" for the professionals, but he's making it stuffs for the masses!) is going to have a huge impact in the upcoming years. He's just that kind of a "nice-guy-from-your-neighbour", who just happens to kick MAJOR ASS with his work! Inspiring stuff.

  • @blah11blah
    @blah11blah 16 лет назад

    I'm sure Johnny must have felt good to see the entire audience instantaneously stand to give him a ovation. Bravo! and post more videos will your Johnny?

  • @TioLechuga35
    @TioLechuga35 16 лет назад

    Awesome!!!... What we'll see in the future whit guy like this... I think I'm going to cry.

  • @Cold0cean
    @Cold0cean 16 лет назад

    Yes! He's research is getting the attention it deserves! I'm glad youtube helped him get there. As soon as EA announces specifically what game this is being applied to, I'm getting it.

  • @dreamdimensions
    @dreamdimensions 16 лет назад

    Explaining something that you're so passionate about dumps a huge amount of adrenaline into your system, especialy with this audiance.

  • @Houdastrying
    @Houdastrying 4 года назад +1

    If anyone wondering where is he now he has a youtube channel and a science blog where he shares lots of stuff :)

  • @BBoyNicKnack
    @BBoyNicKnack 11 лет назад

    I've been watching TED talks for years, how did I never see this one?

  • @Radjehuty
    @Radjehuty 15 лет назад

    This is what science should be doing. Making things more accessible to more people instead of corporations making things as expensive as profitably possible.
    Absolutely genius work, and thanks for making a huge contribution to everyone!

  • @DEadJACK4090
    @DEadJACK4090 15 лет назад

    i wanna hug this guy he is amazing and so bloody unasuming

  • @imheadsup
    @imheadsup 16 лет назад

    I agree. That is an amazing tool Johnny Lee created!

  • @andyrooney12
    @andyrooney12 13 лет назад

    I don't know who uploads these videos @ TED but please stop cutting them! If there are Q&A sessions after the lectures & whatever other interesting things go on there...WE WANT TO WATCH IT ALL! You're the #1 all-time subscribed non-profit on RUclips because there are so many of us that love this stuff so don't hold out on us! :) Thanks :)

  • @romxxii
    @romxxii 14 лет назад

    @RobotronicRob the 3DS uses an entirely different technology, and is more closely related to those 3D holograms from Visionaries action figures than wiimote headtracking.

  • @jomoose1
    @jomoose1 11 лет назад

    We need more people like this guy.

  • @roskelld
    @roskelld 15 лет назад

    I love stuff like this. Such a buzz from little break throughs in hardware and different thinking.

  • @zakk-kaye
    @zakk-kaye 4 года назад

    I would love to use the second technique with a projector and use it as a set for filming. A bit like what they have done with the Mandalorian! Unfortunately I don't have the know how, and don't really know how to learn.

  • @punkrocksknot
    @punkrocksknot 16 лет назад

    that's sick. it's nice to see this guy doing it for free too. he's about the advancement of us TOGETHER not just himself.

  • @3DPT
    @3DPT 14 лет назад

    A teacher at my college class gave this to the entire class... You rock!!!

  • @conrad1on
    @conrad1on 15 лет назад

    This dude is set to be some kind of tech legend.

  • @ScorpionSpeed
    @ScorpionSpeed 15 лет назад

    That camera guy was really into that 3-D room. He wouldn't step away from it!!

  • @KristensVlog
    @KristensVlog 14 лет назад

    This was so cool! He is awesome for this! That is the way to do it help out millions of people with simple technology! Great video!

  • @cammigurlgonewild
    @cammigurlgonewild 16 лет назад

    I swear to God if anyone steals his genius ideas and make a load of money i'm gonna cry. He's amazing!

  • @quachyq
    @quachyq 16 лет назад

    okay retaining more to the video now... the head gear looks sweet if you were doing a shooting game like the ones in the arcade that allow you to move your body inorder to dodge bullets. that is just awesome to think about. bringing the arcade experience home.

  • @jackulator2
    @jackulator2 16 лет назад

    this guy is great! we need many many more like him

  • @hardySwantonzU
    @hardySwantonzU 14 лет назад

    what a genius. Thats a great achievement. Somebody should of gave him an award or trophy

  • @MrForanski
    @MrForanski 11 лет назад

    nice work.... and great to see he gave it to everyone for free,

  • @ellion0815
    @ellion0815 15 лет назад

    joelito: With my BlueSoleil Dongle Wiimotes are discovered as Joysticks. The stack as in communication should be the same, decoding the bytestream is a bit more tricky though. There are some opensource projects which already implemented it, I took codesnippets from them to write my own little software using the wiimote

  • @belliebum12
    @belliebum12 15 лет назад

    Someone should hire this guy and pay him billions. He deserves every dollar.

  • @Dew_-km7gr
    @Dew_-km7gr 4 года назад

    It’s 2020 and I really want to know what happened to this man and his ideas where is he now ? Does anybody know?

  • @carlosmfalves
    @carlosmfalves 4 года назад

    For me, the best tedx ever!

  • @rextransformation7418
    @rextransformation7418 4 года назад +2

    The cameraman was having fun! xD

  • @killerbobhaha
    @killerbobhaha 14 лет назад

    WOW! your smart! what is your application for the second demo and how do you make a enfered dot on the glasses please i really would want to know and great video.

  • @bmg1001
    @bmg1001 8 лет назад

    That's awesome. I can dab some IR ink around my eyes, set up a PC with my old WiiMote that's been sitting on the shelf, and have a makeshift 3D display. Amazing.

  • @hawwy1987
    @hawwy1987 15 лет назад

    Nice work Johnny Lee! Brilliant work!

  • @backflippingcow
    @backflippingcow 14 лет назад

    the intro lol awesome t-bag at 0:04

  • @isambo400
    @isambo400 14 лет назад

    3 cheers and a standing ovation in a 5 minute presentation

  • @LFOVCF
    @LFOVCF 11 лет назад

    I second your appreciation. I too, do not have stereoscopic vision, and was equally amazed at that 3D effect.
    151 thumb downs were clearly from Nintendo, who did not make millions from his genius!

  • @gomashedpotatoes
    @gomashedpotatoes 15 лет назад

    Wow, this is amazing, I'd love to look at the rest of this channel

  • @EricJCaraballoso
    @EricJCaraballoso 15 лет назад

    Damn, some people come up with the coolest stuff from things we all already have. Great job!

  • @gredangeo
    @gredangeo 16 лет назад

    that end song had some good bass!

  • @my_dear_friend_
    @my_dear_friend_ 12 лет назад

    And it works like a charm in my classroom! Money saved and knowledge gained.

  • @PietraVDavis
    @PietraVDavis 2 года назад

    the camera guy was having fun with that demo

  • @tovardo
    @tovardo 16 лет назад

    Hell! indeed lol
    I had seen the head tracking thing, but the "multi-touch interactive whiteboard" is just amazing...!! This guy is a genious! And you gotta give credit to Nintendo for making that kind of hardware available to anyone.

  • @cmanw
    @cmanw 16 лет назад

    I knew the second I saw his first video 5 months ago that this would be the basis for all future gaming systems. I didn't realize it would be only 5 months until they would actually implement it in a game though! Amazing.

  • @kito88
    @kito88 9 лет назад

    Hi! I am using this in my classroom and it works quite well, but it is fairly annoying the need of calibrating every single time I turn on the PC, even after shutting and openning up (I have a laptop in my classroom). Anyone knows if there is any way for saving the calibration so I don't have to set it again and again? Thanks in advance. Cheers!

  • @WhatEverHD
    @WhatEverHD 13 лет назад

    I love these hacks it's very useful and he tries to make it accessible to everyone.

  • @Xanderfied
    @Xanderfied 6 лет назад

    COOL! One question:Whats a "Radio Shack"?

    • @donniedarko999
      @donniedarko999 6 лет назад

      shop used to buy electronics like radios etc

  • @smerk429
    @smerk429 5 лет назад

    ARE THE WE REMOTES STILL MADE LIKE THIS WHERE WE CAN TURN IT INTO A PROJECTOR/DIGITAL WHITE BOARD VIA ITS HIGH PERFORMING CAMERA LENS ON THE TIP OF THE WII REMOTE?..
    OR DID THEY FIND OUT ABOUT THIS &
    HATE ON US &
    DESIGN IT DIFFERENTLY SO THAT WE CANT DO THIS ANYMORE?
    ANYBODY KNOWLEDGABLE PLEASE REPLY SOON.

  • @Aleziss
    @Aleziss 7 лет назад +1

    so much brilliance and tech in... 240p...

  • @ArsathSally
    @ArsathSally 13 лет назад

    Thumbs up to Johnny Lee, in a materialistic world he decided to distribute his technology for free. The world needs more people like him to establish equality in economics and everything else.

  • @chatsu5441
    @chatsu5441 7 лет назад

    Hands' clapping from me too, very impressive.....from Thailand...so I can tutory or teach basic Science to kids, thank you so much John you are a super genious .

  • @TVUsedToBeGood
    @TVUsedToBeGood 15 лет назад

    That's absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing!