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Tracking fingers with the Wiimote

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Using an LED array and some reflective tape, you can use the infrared camera in the Wii remote to track objects, like your fingers, in 2D space. This lets you interact with your computer simply by waving your hands in the air similar to the interaction seen in the movie "Minority Report". The Wiimote can track up to 4 points simultaneously. The multipoint grid software is a custom C# DirectX program.