Wii + Second Life = New Training Simulator
The point, says Stone, is that "the ability to easily integrate a wide range of psychomotor activities with simulations running on standard computer platforms will change the ways people interact with computers."
I'm visiting my Sister's family in Cleveland this week. My brother-in-law was playing a Brain Builder type game when I arrived late a night after the long drive from North Carolina. The first thing I noticed was that the controller was wireless - He was just sitting on the couch. The next thing was that he was pointing and not using a joystick. As I played, the controller felt like a mouse instantly and I had no trouble using it to navigate the menus and select items on the screen. I quickly recognized the potential of the Wii remote and interface in a training environment. Game ideas came to us - fishing game, spear fishing and a javelin game, Dentistry, etc...
The article talks about training sims and games with the Wii remote. I belive we will see more controllers like the Wii for other consoles and the PC. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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who knows but i found you!
is this the only blog you have out there. i find i'm quite resourceful. i heard from marilyn today and that she is moving back to CA. soo... naturally, i checked her blog out to see if there had been any updates made and strangely enough i saw your face and clicked on the profile and so here i'm leaving you a comment.
don't be a stranger. all this computer talk bores me. my father and brother are head in deep into it all -- as for me... not interested.
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