How 2.0: Make a Wiinsaber

Turn a Wii remote into the coolest toy in the galaxy!

How 2.0: Make a Wiinsaber

Turn a Wii remote into the coolest toy in the galaxy!

Aug 07, 2008

A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far, far away from Delaware (a.k.a. the Word family block party) the producers of My Home 2.0 met a teenaged computer wiz who calls himself t3h badg3r.

Here this young Techno-Guru-in-Training presents a fun, easy hack that'll turn your Wii remote into the elegant, must-have item for the galactic knight in your life...

-Jim 2.0

Materials:

Wii Remote

Bluetooth Adapter (for non-Bluetooth enabled PCs)

GlovePIE 0.30

WiinSaber Script/Sounds (Please view readme.txt)

WinRAR (For Opening/Extracting WiinSaber_v1.1.rar)

 

Instructions:

1. Connect Wii Remote to PC

Instructions (From WiiForPC.com):

Plug the bluetooth device into your computer and start up your bluetooth software. 

Press 1 + 2 together on the wiimote (the wiimote lights will start flashing) and start the search for bluetooth devices on your computer 

Find the wiimote in the bluetooth software and connect to it. If it asks for a passcode when connecting choose to 'skip' this. 

The wiimote should then connect to your PC. (If at any time the wiimote flashing stops press buttons 1 + 2 together)

2. Launch GlovePIE

3. Click File then Open

4. Navigate to WiinSaber.pie

5. Click Run

6. Press B

7. Enjoy!

8. When finished, press A, or else the whirring sound may still come through PC speakers.

9. Click Stop

10. Close GlovePIE

 

Posted by t3h badg3r | tagged: toys, hack, Wii, video, kids

4 comments

  1. Guru Lloyd Says:

    Aug 15, 2008 2:30 am

    Hey this is great t3h badg3r!

    I can use this video as a reference when I setup some cool wiimote controls for future episodes!
    Thanks!

  2. t3hbadg3r Says:

    Aug 15, 2008 9:45 pm

    Really? Thats awesome! Thanks!

  3. Guru Alison Says:

    Aug 28, 2008 4:33 pm

    OMG! That is so cool, and I like the acting too.

  4. t3hbadg3r Says:

    Aug 30, 2008 8:52 pm

    Thanks for commenting. I appreciate you checking this out!

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