Comments on: Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard Using Wii Remote

By: Candido

Candido — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:40:00 +0000

i am planing to buy a wii remote.so i want to know is it easy to make it work..how do we connect it to our laptop and what is the callibration step? can some 1 plz help me…plz brief me about the whole idea…..i am planning to use it fr my project….

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:30:06 +0000

This is so cool i want one! it’s so futuristic, i’ve never used an electronic whiteboard before. When he is using the two pens on the bench top it reminds me of a sci-fi movie, it would be awesome in 3D. This would have many applications and now the average consumer can afford it.. nice

By: alpha

alpha — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:23:59 +0000

WiildOs 1.3.2 is out,
WiildOs is an educational live and installable GNU/Linux distro build
from the Ardesia stuff and thinking for teaching purposes. It includes
the software that enable you to use a wiimote whiteboard.

WiildOs includes lubuntu-desktop, python-whiteboard, ardesia, sankore,
spotlighter, curtain, florence-ramble, wmgui, wiican, easystroke,
whyteboard, vmg, shutter, gimp, tuxpaint, tuxmath, tuxtype, dia,
scribus, audacity, stellarium, xournal, gcompris, geogebra, wxmaxima,
openoffice.org, jokosher, musescore, solfege, stellarium, dasher,
eviacam and more!

More info on http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/wiki/WiildOs

Build a wiildOs4win wubi like installer that allow to install wiildOs
inside windows without partitioning the hard disk.
http://ardesia.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/wiildOs/wiildOs4win.exe

Changelog
- new kernel 2.6.35; this add the support to some new devices including
the toshiba bluettoth
- thunderbird in now the default mailer instead of sylpheed
- firefox is the default browser instead of chromium
- removed xscreensaver for performance issue
- remove all the gnome office suite; we use openoffice suite
- fix the wiican program; now you can you use the wiimote as controller
usinf the infrared camera or the accelerometers in a visual user
friendly way

By: aleph

aleph — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:11:21 +0000

Try WiildOs the first live distro that support the wiimote whiteboard http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/wiki/Create_a_live_distro

By: aldo

aldo — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:57:16 +0000

Ardesia 0.5 is out http://code.google.com/p/ardesia

By: Pietro

Pietro — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:16:50 +0000

Ardesia 0.4 is out!
http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/

Ardesia allows to draw and sketchup everywhere

The binary package is released for Ubuntu Lucid and Windows 7
you can use Ardesia with all the linux flavours, the source code
is free and released under the GPL terms

You can use it with a wiimote whiteboard or a graphic tablet;
in this way the lines are writing lighter or darker depending on
the pen pressure

You can export your work in the pdf format to create simple presentation, tutorial or document

Ardesia allow to record and the stream on icecast streaming server
thanks to the vlc media player and streamer

…Ardesia is free and simple as you are; Try it now!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:53:40 +0000

Ardesia 0.3 is out!
You can use the wiimote whiteboard with Ardesia
to annotate on the desktop
This is avaivable for Linux and Windows
http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/

You can see some screenshoot on
http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/wiki/Screenshot

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By: aldo

aldo — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:03:05 +0000

I want share with you a free program to be used with interactive whiteboard
http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/

Ardesia enables you to make colored free-hand annotations on your computer screen, record it and share on the network.

This is especially useful when making presentations, to highlight things or point out things of interest.

The tool facilitates the online presentations and demos showing in real time your computer screen to anyone in the network.

Ardesia is XInput-Aware, so if you have a mouse, a graphic tablet, a touch screen, a wiimote whiteboard or a commercial whiteboard; you can draw lines with different strength, select color, erase things and draw arrows.

You can free-hand draw geometrical shapes using the shape recognizer, insert text with the keyboard and highlight screen areas. You can draw upon the desktop or select an image as background.