Quick question….is there any particular reason why I am unable to track infrared data using aka.wiiremote via my macbook. I thought it was something I was doing wrong with the patch….and I was researching other ways of tracking my data (osculator).Then I found that when I used the desktop Mac Pro computer at my school everything worked!!….Is there anything I could possibly do to get this to work on my little macbook laptop….

thanks..

http://www.osculator.net/wiki/

On Mar 11, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Roxanna Allen wrote:

>
> Hi guys,
>
> Quick question….is there any particular reason why I am unable to
> track infrared data using aka.wiiremote via my macbook. I thought
> it was something I was doing wrong with the patch….and I was
> researching other ways of tracking my data (osculator).Then I found
> that when I used the desktop Mac Pro computer at my school
> everything worked!!….Is there anything I could possibly do to get
> this to work on my little macbook laptop….
>
> thanks..

On 12/03/2008, Kim Cascone wrote:
>
> I’d highly recommend checking out OSCulatorhttp://www.osculator.net/wiki/
>
>
> On Mar 11, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Roxanna Allen wrote:
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
> Quick question….is there any particular reason why I am unable to track
> infrared data using aka.wiiremote via my macbook. I thought it was
> something I was doing wrong with the patch….and I was researching other
> ways of tracking my data (osculator).Then I found that when I used the
> desktop Mac Pro computer at my school everything worked!!….Is there
> anything I could possibly do to get this to work on my little macbook
> laptop….
>
> thanks..
>
>
>
>
>

I most likely will use the osculator……since it’s the best solution to the problem…but being an inquiring mind I was just wondering. I definitely used a sensor bar, that’s why the infrared data actually worked with the Mac Pro desktop I was working on. However, when I went to my Macbook laptop…nada. Is there anything special that the desktop has that my laptop doesn’t that prevents this part of the patch from working?…just wondering….

Nope. Works fine on my MacBook Pro. I have used aka.wiiremote and OSCulator with the Nyko Wireless Wii Sensor Bar. OSCulator definitely connects more easily. Thanks for the heads up, Kim. Sometimes aka.wiiremote doesn’t want to work for me

One thing to watch out for: the Wii remote can only connect to one thing at a time. If the Wii remote has paired with another bluetooth device (your desktop or the wii console) it will NOT connect to your laptop. If it looks connected (blue light) but you can’t receive data, maybe that’s what’s going on.

>
> Quote: roxanna1908 wrote on Wed, 12 March 2008 07:53
> —————————————————-
>> Is there anything special that the desktop has that my laptop
>> doesn’t that prevents this part of the patch from working?…just
>> wondering….
>>
>
> Nope. Works fine on my MacBook Pro. I have used aka.wiiremote and
> OSCulator with the Nyko Wireless Wii Sensor Bar. OSCulator
> definitely connects more easily.
yes…especially versions of OSCulator released in 2008 which contain
enhanced bluetooth connectivity

> Thanks for the heads up, Kim. Sometimes aka.wiiremote doesn’t want
> to work for me
this is what led me to seek out and use OSCulator instead

>
> One thing to watch out for: the Wii remote can only connect to one
> thing at a time. If the Wii remote has paired with another
> bluetooth device (your desktop or the wii console) it will NOT
> connect to your laptop. If it looks connected (blue light) but you
> can’t receive data, maybe that’s what’s going on.
yeah…I am not sure what the Bluetooth spec is on this…can a
single BT device connect to more than one device/host? anyone know
offhand?
it could be interesting to send wiiremote (or any BT) data to several
places at once…

Not sure. That would be interesting. I’m picturing a laptop orchestra where the conductor uses a wii remote to keep everyone in sync.

Probably the wii remote is programmed to not attempt a connection if it is already connected. Even if it is a limitation in bluetooth and not just the wii remote, someone could build custom hardware that has multiple bluetooth transmitters in it.

But maybe the best/easiest option is to send the wii data to one machine, and from there transmit it over the network to multiple places.

>
> Quote: Kim Cascone wrote on Fri, 14 March 2008 10:00
> —————————————————-
>> can a
>> single BT device connect to more than one device/host? anyone know
>> offhand?
>> it could be interesting to send wiiremote (or any BT) data to several
>> places at once…
>>
>>
> —————————————————-
>
> Not sure. That would be interesting. I’m picturing a laptop
> orchestra where the conductor uses a wii remote to keep everyone in
> sync.
hmmm…I’m not familiar enough with the wii remote spec but does a
wii remote send timing data that can be split off and used as a
master clock?

>
> Probably the wii remote is programmed to not attempt a connection
> if it is already connected. Even if it is a limitation in bluetooth
> and not just the wii remote, someone could build custom hardware
> that has multiple bluetooth transmitters in it.
yeah…or consider a group bluetooth headphones all receiving audio
data from a single source — which could be used in concert or as an
interesting sound installation piece

>
> But maybe the best/easiest option is to send the wii data to one
> machine, and from there transmit it over the network to multiple
> places.
good idea and an easy enough workaround…

No. I was thinking something much more basic like button presses could indicate a section change is coming up. And detecting the downbeat with the acceleration data if someone’s waving the wii remote around like a conductor’s baton. Downbeat detection probably wouldn’t work so well in practice (too easy to miss beats?)

Probably a silly idea. I was just reading about laptop orchestras ;) But who knows, maybe 20 years from now conductor batons will come standard with wireless transmitters.

Cheers,

Carey

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Kim Cascone wrote:
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> On Mar 12, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Adam Murray wrote:
>
> >
> > Quote: roxanna1908 wrote on Wed, 12 March 2008 07:53
> > —————————————————-
> >> Is there anything special that the desktop has that my laptop
> >> doesn’t that prevents this part of the patch from working?…just
> >> wondering….
> >>
> >
> > Nope. Works fine on my MacBook Pro. I have used aka.wiiremote and
> > OSCulator with the Nyko Wireless Wii Sensor Bar. OSCulator
> > definitely connects more easily.
> yes…especially versions of OSCulator released in 2008 which contain
> enhanced bluetooth connectivity
>
>
> > Thanks for the heads up, Kim. Sometimes aka.wiiremote doesn’t want
> > to work for me
> this is what led me to seek out and use OSCulator instead
>
>
> >
> > One thing to watch out for: the Wii remote can only connect to one
> > thing at a time. If the Wii remote has paired with another
> > bluetooth device (your desktop or the wii console) it will NOT
> > connect to your laptop. If it looks connected (blue light) but you
> > can’t receive data, maybe that’s what’s going on.
> yeah…I am not sure what the Bluetooth spec is on this…can a
> single BT device connect to more than one device/host? anyone know
> offhand?
> it could be interesting to send wiiremote (or any BT) data to several
> places at once…
>
>
>
>

On Mar 15, 2008, at 3:57 PM, carey dodge wrote:

> There is one unusual thing I (and others) had to do to get my wii
> remote to work with OSCulator. I had to disconnect the battery and
> connect it again and it worked fine. I tried everything else before
> doing this and no luck. Perhaps disconnecting the battery has some
> sort of reset function?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carey
>
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Kim Cascone
> wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Adam Murray wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Quote: roxanna1908 wrote on Wed, 12 March 2008 07:53
>>> —————————————————-
>>>> Is there anything special that the desktop has that my laptop
>>>> doesn’t that prevents this part of the patch from working?…just
>>>> wondering….
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nope. Works fine on my MacBook Pro. I have used aka.wiiremote and
>>> OSCulator with the Nyko Wireless Wii Sensor Bar. OSCulator
>>> definitely connects more easily.
>> yes…especially versions of OSCulator released in 2008 which
>> contain
>> enhanced bluetooth connectivity
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for the heads up, Kim. Sometimes aka.wiiremote doesn’t want
>>> to work for me
>> this is what led me to seek out and use OSCulator instead
>>
>>
>>>
>>> One thing to watch out for: the Wii remote can only connect to one
>>> thing at a time. If the Wii remote has paired with another
>>> bluetooth device (your desktop or the wii console) it will NOT
>>> connect to your laptop. If it looks connected (blue light) but you
>>> can’t receive data, maybe that’s what’s going on.
>> yeah…I am not sure what the Bluetooth spec is on this…can a
>> single BT device connect to more than one device/host? anyone know
>> offhand?
>> it could be interesting to send wiiremote (or any BT) data to
>> several
>> places at once…
>>
>>
>>
>>