Originally posted by 5couse:

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Hi all, after loads of fun playing with my wii i decided i would try to find out what else i could do with the wiimote after reading abit i found that i can use it along with my wii guitar and have a go on frets on fire and maybe some others, so without further ado i downloaded the apps and tried and tried and tried lol, ok so i downloaded blue soleil, glove pie Widapp and a few scripts , my wii mote seems to sync ok with blue soleil and if i start widapp it will display the corresponding buttons that i press perfectly ok, the problem is that glovepie doesnt do anything at all, i sort of know the wiimote is connected because of blue soleil and widapp but after that im scratching my head, im assuming the problem is glovepie can anyone shed any light on this please ? also if this can be resolved can i use the wiiguitar with the pc version of guitar hero ???

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Originally posted by adambar:

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5couse, I am not familiar with the wii guitar at all, but I recently learned how to make my Wiimote work as a mouse for the computer (this may or may not answer your total question). Contrary to what you will find from the people here, it is possible and in fact not difficult to use your Wiimote on your computer. First of all, forget about golvepie. Go here and check out the "downloads" section. Right at the top you will find the "WiiRemote" program that you can download. All you need to do is establish a bluetooth connection between your computer and your Wiimote (hold the 1 & 2 buttons on the Wiimote while you scan for bluetooth devices with Bluesoleil or whatever program you use) then open up the "WiiRemote" program and it should be sensing your Wiimote's movements and buttons. As for playing the pc version of guitar hero... you'll probably have a hell of a time figuring out how to map keys and what-not, but at least this is a start. I hope I could help.

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Originally posted by 5couse:

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Did you read my post at all ? you do not need the ir bar as you are not using it, the buttons do not require infrared neither does the accelerometer the only connection required is bluetooth please if you are going to post at least read a little before posting oxadillia a good place to start could be the wiimote wiki ( no offence meant m8 )


Thanks adambar, i can use the wiimote thumpad to control the cursor in glovepie just nothing else so im surmising its either a problem with the actual bluetooth dongle i have( which i cannot understand as i tried wiidapp as i said and all buttons when pressed light up on screen so i sort of know that the bt device is pretty much ok)or its a problem with glovepie and the corresponding scripts which is what i am thinking, time has been a bit short this last week for me so i havent really been able to test anything. I will continue on today lol. thank you both for your input.

Scouse

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Originally posted by adambar:

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Ok... Sorry I haven't gotten back sooner, I lost this thread. Oxadillia, when you say "Wiimote hardware was by no means designed for the computer" you are essentially right, but that doesn't mean that it is impossible or even difficult to use on a computer as a mouse or a gamepad because the Wiimote uses bluetooth and blutooth is a universal way to transmit wireless data. If you don't believe me, follow my instructions and download that little application and hook your Wiimote up to your computer. The application gives you a visual representation of the Wiimote's reaction to tilt, turn and yaw.
Anyway, 5couse, I messed with glovepie for a while too and got nowhere. It is in its infancy and I believe for some users has the capability to make the Wiimote interact with a computer, but I found the application at wiibuilder.com makes everything so much easier. I'm telling you, at least give it a try and follow my instructions from the following post to determine whether it will be able to help you at all. The program maps all of your movements and if you do not wish to use a IR bar, you can use the Wiimotes movements to control your mouse or whatever else you're using and map the keys on the Wiimote (as well as the nunchuck). Anyway, I wish you the best of luck on figuring it out.

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