RE: Device Drivers

["Pankhurst, Lawrence" <Lawrence.Pankhurst(at)bskyb.com>]

Hi guys,

 

Have you seen this http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/245

This guy is using a Wii controller to drive things and on his website does 2D tracking and head tracking with maybe 3D tracking in the future!

 

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/

 

cheers

 

Lawrence

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Marc Brinkley
Sent: 01 May 2008 23:16
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: Device Drivers

 

Hey Kai and Byron

 

Byron> First goal would be to able to control/drive an object in XSI by mapping the controller output information (analog sticks, d-pad, buttons and triggers) Like driving clips on the mixer when I move the analog stick around. Capture would be cool. And being able to drive a camera with it would be great too.

 

Kai> Very cool! Thanks for the hookup. Took a minute to figure out where to install but I have it them showing up now. So this is a good jumping off point. I guess I need go RTFM on how to get an Xbox 360 controller going with the Device Manager.

 

Thanks and I will be back with more Qs.

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

Marc Brinkley

Microsoft Game Studio

marc.brinkley [at] microsoft.com

 

From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Kai Wolter
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:31 AM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: Device Drivers

 

Hi Marc,

a few years ago I created a set of drivers for mouse, keyboard and USB devices like joysticks, wheels, etc. : http://www.kai-wolter.com/resources/xsi/mojokedrivers

I have used DirectInput to make it work.

 

Kai

 

Am 30.04.2008 um 23:05 schrieb Marc Brinkley:

 

Hello everyone

 

Anyone here ever try making a new device driver for say a USB game controller? Or anyone have any thought and impressions on creating Device Drivers?

 

Cheers!

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

Marc Brinkley

Microsoft Game Studio

marc.brinkley [at] microsoft.com

“You can totally do it with Samurais or Bunnies”

 

 

 

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