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How to Use a Wiimote as Your Computer's Mouse

$How to Use a Wiimote as Your Computer\$

Ever wondered what cool things you can do with a Wiimote? If so, this is definitely where you should start- using it as a mouse!

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Step 1Step 1: Materials

1. A Wiimote (of course)
2. WiiMotionPlus (actually is built into some new Wiimotes!)
3. Bluetooth Connectivity
4. Glove_Pie and my custom Wiimote program
5. A Wii Nunchuk

NOTE: If the .PIE files are downloaded as .TMPs, you'll need to donwload them in (I hate to say this..) Internet Explorer and copy the text into Glove_PIE.

Glove_Pie.ZIP2 MB

lednerg WiiMotion Plus Mouse.PIE2 KB

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20 comments

Feb 10, 2012. 2:06 PMcoolwithpie says:

Guys If you open the temp file in glovepie it recognizes it

Dec 30, 2011. 2:07 PMspamattakky says:

Don't you need to use the ir bar, or does the screen acts as a light source?

Dec 31, 2011. 8:40 AMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

It reads the output from the MotionPlus sensor, so you don't need an ir bar.

Dec 12, 2011. 12:08 PMAcorn51 says:

The PIE file still is a .temp, the link even leads to a temp. when i get the address
. Please help!

Dec 13, 2011. 11:22 AMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

If you copy the text into glove_pie, it works too.

Dec 17, 2011. 1:49 PMAcorn51 says:

Ah, I found out how. I opened it with Notepad and c&p'ed it.

Jan 17, 2011. 12:02 PMfinfan7 says:

all the files are .tmp files not .pie or .exe. Would you mind finding out what's wrong or just reuploading them? I'd like to try this out.

Jan 17, 2011. 3:14 PMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

of course... ill try re adding the files

Jan 17, 2011. 3:34 PMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

OK... I fixed it.. I even tested it this time... sorry for the problems.

Jan 17, 2011. 5:41 PMfinfan7 says:

Thank you for your quick response but it seems the problem must be on my end or in instructables. The exe is a zip now but the other two are still tmp. Thanks all the same.

Jan 18, 2011. 5:03 PMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

oh... the other two... i didnt even thin k about those! sorry... ill fix it asap!!

Jan 18, 2011. 5:07 PMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

just open the link and copy the text into Glove_Pie......

Jan 19, 2011. 7:21 AMfinfan7 says:

I switched to IE to see it as text and then it copied just fine. I should be trying it sometime today. Thank you for the extra effort. It was most helpful.

Jan 20, 2011. 2:48 PMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

sorry fpr all the trouble.... hopefully ill do better posting stuff now..........

Jan 20, 2011. 6:04 PMfinfan7 says:

It's not your fault. The issue was somewhere between us. You were most helpful and I doubt the problem was in any way caused by you.

Feb 1, 2011. 10:10 AMMaverick REV-6 (author) says:

thankss