Hacking the Wii

Johnny Lee says it best when he talks about design that can reach millions in an incredible short period of time from conception to use. Internet and in particular YouTube have played a big role in speeding his Wii Hack to a half million users around the world in a few months. Two inventions Lee describes in this TED talk is a really inexpensive interactive white board and a $5 infrared head mount that allows a computer to know your head position. The results have amazing potentiality. For gamers and the vivid experience of 3D virutal worlds. Lees' hack is radical not only for the invention but also the extremely low cost using readily available off-the-shelf consumer technology. That's a design idea a common person can enjoy.