Thought I forgot about you eh? Well, I was busy writing the last several lectures, which are now complete with the exception of the lecture on Game Music (I think I can reveal the name of that lecture without giving too much away.) and am now working on the Powerpoint slideshows for the class.
But there's a twist...
One of the main problems I encountered when creating this class was how to properly demonstrate gameplay in class while simultaneously switching to slide presentations. The obvious way to do this would be to set up both a computer and a game system with the projector in whatever classroom I end up in and hit the buttons back and forth. This method, however, requires a lot of setup and involves me carrying lots of bags and cases around.
There had to be another way!
Then I remembered the Wii Photo Channel. I thought that if I could transfer all my Powerpoint slides into decently high resolution JPEGs, I might be able to display them on the Wii like a Powerpoint. This has some limitations, such as the inability to use video or animations in the presentation itself, but I could concievably get around that using the Internet Channel.
Workouts, news, weather, photo displaying, internet, and now Powerpoint slides...oh yeah...this thing plays video games too.
Once I created my first Powerpoint, I exported each slide as a JPEG. After buying a SD card from a local Radioshack, I put the pictures on the card and plugged it into the Wii. To my excitement, I was able to view the images as I would a Powerpoint, with the added bonus of using the Wii Remote like a professor would use a laser pointer. If I pick my game demonstrations very carefully I can use only the Wii and whatever I can get on the Wii Shopping Channel or through Gamecube or Wii disks. The resolution is also not as crisp as it would be on an actual Powerpoint, but it's definitely usable. With the ability to zoom in and out of the image I think I can get by.
Now to test if I can hook up the sensor bar in a college auditorium...
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