G-mouse

tech: WiiMote, Bluetooth, OSC, Processing, ATmega 168, accelerometer, HID Mouse, FM
in collaboration with Edina Cecilia Horváth, Dávid (Dogi) Lakatos, Réka Harsányi

Idea

G-mouse in Tokyo

G-mouse in Tokyo

G-mouse is an input device for computers, a combination of  a mouse and a Fit Ball, known from gymnastics. It replaces all functions of mouse: you can click and navigate with it across the screen.

Tech Story

In the first mock-up, I were utilizing a Nintendo Wiimote. I glued the game controller to the ball, read the motion sensor signals and built a simple game on it. The second version was built on ArduinoBT with a custom made accelerometer shield. What followed was a couple of games in Processing, and an Installation @ MOME.
The final prototype of G-mouse prototype acts as a standard mouse device. It consits of a USB receiver and a ball mountable circuit.

Tokyo

G-mouse was exhibited in the Tokyo 100% Design festival by Kitchen Budapest.

Read more on the projects own micro-site: http://gmouse.org/