Comments on: My Wii and Mii http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Perret http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Jonathan Perret Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:53:03 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3582 Ouch. I wonder what made the splogging scum target _this_ article. Ouch. I wonder what made the splogging scum target _this_ article.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 Elizabeth Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:02:18 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3581 I've been watching American college football since I was little (Go Blue!) and still didn't know what an "audible" was. It's not a term the TV announcers tend to use, at least not while I'm listening. I’ve been watching American college football since I was little (Go Blue!) and still didn’t know what an “audible” was. It’s not a term the TV announcers tend to use, at least not while I’m listening.

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 psu Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:35:56 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3580 It's an American football term. To audible at the line means to change the play or otherwise provide instructions to your team when both teams are lined up for the next play but the play has not in fact started yet. I think this is unique to American football because of its turn-based nature. It’s an American football term. To audible at the line means to change the play or otherwise provide instructions to your team when both teams are lined up for the next play but the play has not in fact started yet. I think this is unique to American football because of its turn-based nature.

]]> By: Jonathan Perret http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Jonathan Perret Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:48:20 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3579 I'm sure the repeated use of the adjective "audible" as a verb in this article make sense to those of your readers that, unlike me, do not suffer from a case of non-northamericanitis. :) Cheers, --Jonathan PS: try playing the Wii in the dark. Did it improve the pointing ? How many objects did you break ? I’m sure the repeated use of the adjective “audible” as a verb in this article make sense to those of your readers that, unlike me, do not suffer from a case of non-northamericanitis. :)

Cheers,
–Jonathan

PS: try playing the Wii in the dark. Did it improve the pointing ? How many objects did you break ?

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 psu Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:42:40 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3578 It's true. Before the Xbox Era, the only video games I played, in order, were 1. Pong, with the paddles. 2. Some arcade stuff in the late 70s 3. Some Apple II stuff 4. Adventure and Zork 5. Doom 2 6. Half-Life That's it. It’s true. Before the Xbox Era, the only video games I played, in order, were

1. Pong, with the paddles.
2. Some arcade stuff in the late 70s
3. Some Apple II stuff
4. Adventure and Zork
5. Doom 2
6. Half-Life

That’s it.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3577 peterb Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:14:36 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3577 The thing is <em>he didn't play videogames in the "old days"</em>. So stop encouraging him to horn in on my territory. The thing is he didn’t play videogames in the “old days”.

So stop encouraging him to horn in on my territory.

]]> By: Belboz http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 Belboz Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:56:54 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3576 The problem, psu, is that you're just <i>old</i>, and old people have no business playing newfangled video games. Your role in society is to grouse constantly and remind everyone how much better things were in "the old days." :-) The problem, psu, is that you’re just old, and old people have no business playing newfangled video games. Your role in society is to grouse constantly and remind everyone how much better things were in “the old days.”
:-)

]]> By: Ben http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3575 Ben Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:28:24 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3575 I found that the Wii cursor got twitchy around the edge of the TV as well. What seems to help is making sure that the remote can clearly see the sensor bar: put the sensor bar as close to the TV as possible, maybe try swapping over between above and below the TV I found that the Wii cursor got twitchy around the edge of the TV as well. What seems to help is making sure that the remote can clearly see the sensor bar: put the sensor bar as close to the TV as possible, maybe try swapping over between above and below the TV

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3574 psu Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:37:50 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3574 I should note that for all my bitching, the pointing generally works OK. I just get some jumping around at the edges of the TV and fine motions are hit and miss. It can also be hard to locate the pointer on the screen reliably, you have to wave it around some to find it. Zelda fixes the last problem by pinning it to the side of the screen somehow. This helps a lot. I don't know of any spurious light sources near the TV. I should note that for all my bitching, the pointing generally works OK. I just get some jumping around at the edges of the TV and fine motions are hit and miss. It can also be hard to locate the pointer on the screen reliably, you have to wave it around some to find it.

Zelda fixes the last problem by pinning it to the side of the screen somehow. This helps a lot.

I don’t know of any spurious light sources near the TV.

]]> By: Doug http://tleaves.com/2007/01/23/my-wii-and-mii/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Doug Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:29:15 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=760#comment-3573 The way I understand it is that the sensor is actually in the Wii remote and the infrared sources are in the Wii. You could try manufacturing your own infrared sources (I was told it was two but that doesn't make sense) and spread them differently and see if that makes it better. Or there could be other infrared sources nearby that are messing up the remote. Any candles, heatlamps, or fires going? The way I understand it is that the sensor is actually in the Wii remote and the infrared sources are in the Wii. You could try manufacturing your own infrared sources (I was told it was two but that doesn’t make sense) and spread them differently and see if that makes it better. Or there could be other infrared sources nearby that are messing up the remote. Any candles, heatlamps, or fires going?

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