Let my board and me become as one: the Wii balance board/Google Earth mashup

With just a touch smoother scrolling (chalked up, surely, to the program itself), this could feel amazing: Germany's Research Center for Artificial Intelligence has hacked together a Wii balance board with Google Earth to go surfing, as kottke says, "like the Silver Surfer."

Or, if you please, the same interaction can be used in Second Life, or -- as made the rounds earlier last year -- World of Warcraft's Azeroth, but there's nothing better than their tour-glide over Munich from 300 feet.

Wii Balance Board interactions [German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence GmbH, via kottke]

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Francesco Fondi

#1 – 4:35 PM February 17, 2009

I got the feeling that Germany's Research Center staff loves the Japanese magazine GAME LABO since, few months ago, this mag published a Wii balance board/Google Earth mashup.

(GAME LABO is like MAKE Magazine for videogame hackers)

Palilay

#2 – 8:19 PM February 17, 2009

Looks kinda lame - seems like they need to tweak the turning action a little. Still, I like the concept, I could see it being loads of fun.

Anonymous Anonymous

#3 – 1:06 PM February 18, 2009

[insert lame thank God the Germans are using their powers for good here]

Anonymous Anonymous

#4 – 6:08 PM February 18, 2009

This looks like a better implemented version of the same idea, that isn't just using discrete arrow key presses.

Anonymous Anonymous

#5 – 4:33 PM March 15, 2009

Let's attempt to hot wire a nintendo powerglove to a teddy ruxpin via bluetooth and rm -rf stuff with it.

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