How to Use a Wiimote as Your Computer's Mouse

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 1: Step 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

twesch says: Jul 11, 2012. 2:49 AM

I cant get GlovePie to recognize My Wiimote with motion plus and nunchuck

coolwithpie says: Feb 10, 2012. 2:06 PM

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

spamattakky says: Dec 30, 2011. 2:07 PM

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

Derpancakes (author) in reply to spamattakkyDec 31, 2011. 8:40 AM

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

Acorn51 says: Dec 12, 2011. 12:08 PM

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

Derpancakes (author) in reply to Acorn51Dec 13, 2011. 11:22 AM

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

Acorn51 in reply to DerpancakesDec 17, 2011. 1:49 PM

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

finfan7 says: Jan 17, 2011. 12:02 PM

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.

Derpancakes (author) in reply to finfan7Jan 17, 2011. 3:14 PM

of course... ill try re adding the files

Derpancakes (author) in reply to DerpancakesJan 17, 2011. 3:34 PM

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

finfan7 in reply to DerpancakesJan 17, 2011. 5:41 PM

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.

Derpancakes (author) in reply to finfan7Jan 18, 2011. 5:03 PM

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

Derpancakes (author) in reply to DerpancakesJan 18, 2011. 5:07 PM

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

finfan7 in reply to DerpancakesJan 19, 2011. 7:21 AM

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.

Derpancakes (author) in reply to finfan7Jan 20, 2011. 2:48 PM

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

finfan7 in reply to DerpancakesJan 20, 2011. 6:04 PM

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.

Derpancakes (author) in reply to finfan7Feb 1, 2011. 10:10 AM

thankss