DJing with Wiimotes!?

Posted By: Shagz
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DJs are gamers/geeks too. (Special thanks to Mike for the tip)

I've seen lots of really cool things being done with the Nintendo wiimotes as people have hooked 'em up to do things on their computer, things like controlling Half Life 2 or playing simple drum patterns by firing off samples. And while the concept being presented here isn't necessarily a stunning *technical* achievement, it certainly is an achievement of innovation on top of innovation; seeing the possibilities and executing them. (and then making a YouTube video and cashing in on the novelty)

Part of me is totally geeking out right now. The other is shrinking back in revulsion, screaming. You can dance while djing! You can make djing look like you're dancing! But then again...you're dancing while djing! :P It's both totally cool and totally uncool...

...and I'm totally jealous that I didn't think of it first, and this guy is going to get mad famous in about 15 mins. Anybody wanna take bets on how long it takes before this guy either a) appears on a major late night talk show or b) spins at a major late night dance club?

I may be over reacting...actually, I know I'm over reacting. I only saw this video 3 mins ago and I'm using the <strong> tag a lot in this post. Time will tell whether this is just novelty or the next evolutionary leap.

Friends and I have talked about this kind of thing before, where a dj could actually be in the middle of a crowd with ipods strapped to their chests, mixing stuff, but here we're taking things much farther, where your motions and particular button presses have meaning. Like, it's kinda cool, but at the same time...

I think the Wiimote would make for a wicked effects controller/sample trigger, and indeed, people are already doing this with Nintendo's little wonder. But to actually dj with it...I dunno. In the hands of the right kind of showman, it could probably rock. In the wrong hands, you just end up looking like a doofus.

While we wait for the dust to settle, I'm going to go fold my arms in the corner, hiding my feeling of inadequacy behind a wall of skepticism and old timer "poo poo"ing, while secretly calculating how long it will take me to get to the mall on a saturday morning.

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