App Creation-Cappy as WiiMote?

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I've seen the app to use the WiiMote on our Captivates...doesn't work so far.

My idea would be to use the Captivate as an actual WiiMote on the Wii. This way, I could go to a friend's house and use it as a third controller. Any thoughts?

I can't see this working at all. I'm no dev, but the Wii remotes have an IR reciever in them to read the wii's sensor bar. Captivate has no such reciever.

*Smacks forehead* Never thought of that, had Mario Kart on the brain. You can play the whole game without pointing the WiiMote at the screen.

Also, it would not be fun to accidentally throw your captivate at the wall or window or TV in the midst of an exciting gaming session!

..on a side note...

what happened to banning the word "cappy"? Or was that another forum....?

Originally Posted by fiendiish

..on a side note...

what happened to banning the word "cappy"? Or was that another forum....?

I agree with that so much, that word" cappy" ugh it makes it sound like my phone belongs in a purse.

Back on topic, that would not be possible given the button configuration on the wiimote, even if it were on screen it would just be weird to use and pointless, and why would you want to? I mean throwing my phone around in my hand? No thanks(:

LMAO...I've never called it that before, don't know what possessed me to do it now. I read a few forums today that called it a "cappy", guess it just stuck in my head for a minute.

Originally Posted by InsaneJester17

I can't see this working at all. I'm no dev, but the Wii remotes have an IR reciever in them to read the wii's sensor bar. Captivate has no such reciever.

The camera can see the IR lights. The problem is, the camera is on the back, rather than the top. Would mean some weird holding angles.

Originally Posted by E_man5112

The camera can see the IR lights. The problem is, the camera is on the back, rather than the top. Would mean some weird holding angles.

May not be necessary. The IR lights are used to determine position, which could instead be determined by reference to the accelerometer.

Maybe this should be put in the general app development forum, as I can't see this as being unique to the Captivate

Bluetooth... Wiimote tethering works on other phones via Bluetooth. Tt has to do with the bluetooth drivers on the Captivate if I remember correctly, also it doesn't work with Sense UI. From what I've heard, having a rom that is built from source like Cyanogenmod will allow the use of Wiimote tethering.

Originally Posted by jasonyump

Back on topic, that would not be possible given the button configuration on the wiimote, thanks(:

Virtual console controller