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From: milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.graphics,rec.games.video
Subject: Mac<->Nintendo PowerGlove Interface?
Message-ID: <1611@ndmath.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jan 90 20:13:37 GMT
Organization: Math. Dept., Univ. of Notre Dame
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Has anyone out there figured out an interface that would allow the Nintendo
power-glove to be used with a Macintosh?

It seems that, while the power-glove is probably NOT as nice as a VPL dataglove,
it's probably good enough to use for little experiments and as a graphical
input/control device.

If I understand this gadget properly, it uses some sensors you mount to your
TV to sense the position of the glove in 3d space.  Then I'm assuming there
are one or more sensors on each finger to sense bending of the joints.

If you have any info on how to hook a powerglove up to microcomputers of
any kind, I'd like to hear it.  For that matter, I'd be interested in hearing
exactly what kind of sensors are built into the glove.  Is there just one
switch on each finger, or several?  Does it sense the orientation (pitch/roll)
of the glove in 3-space or just the glove's position?

Since the gadget is fairly cheap, it seems like it would be a natural choice
for a lot of graphics experiments, even if the technology isn't too fancy.

Greg Corson
19141 Summers Drive
South Bend, IN 46637
(219) 277-5306
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