Wii remote + air guitar = Wiitar
by Kyle Orland 
{ Dec 18th 2006 at 12:25PM }
That Wii hacking community sure is a musical bunch. First came word of a drumming hack that turned Wii remotes into virtual drumsticks. Now comes another hack that turns a pair of remotes into a sort of air guitar.As described on the WiiLi.org discussion board and demonstrated in the below video, the simple PC program uses one remote to detect strumming and another to determine which frets are being held. Chords and arpeggios are also possible with some complex button combinations.
While the setup is a little less than intuitive, this proof of concept should be all an enterprising hacker needs to set up a fully functioning air guitar game using the remote. Now all we need is a wii remote-controlled keyboard and bass to bring our dreams of a real (virtual) air band to fruition.
[Thanks James]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fernando Rocker @ Dec 18th 2006 12:38PM
Wiitar Hero!
Wurm @ Dec 18th 2006 12:44PM
That guy in the picture looks Wiitar-ted... :D
JS Beckerist @ Dec 18th 2006 1:39PM
but Wii remote + air guitar + uncoordinated nerd = Wiitard, very important difference
kezia @ Dec 18th 2006 1:50PM
ill stick with guitar hero, thanks.
Mr. Cox @ Dec 18th 2006 2:18PM
Can I slap that kid? And on the topic of Guitar Hero... they oughtta release that for Wii :(
Capt. Castellanos @ Dec 18th 2006 2:12PM
it could be better.
till then, i'm agreeing with keiza.
gonna stick with guitar hero.
DarkTetsuya @ Dec 18th 2006 4:14PM
So between that and the Wii drumming thing, can we finally get Guitar Freaks/drummania on the wii? (one of the staff behind Elebits was also responsible for GF/dm.)