SEMINAR REPORT ON WII

By

PATEL ANKITKUMAR R.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING SARDAR VALLABHABHAI PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY VASAD- 388306 2010 - 2011

SEMINAR REPORT ON WII

By PATEL ANKITKUMAR R. Enrollment no. 080410107049 ID 08-CEG-72 Guided by Mr. Pratik Patel Lecturer

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING SARDAR VALLABHABHAI PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY VASAD- 388306 2010 - 2011

SARDAR VALLABHABHAI PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY VASAD- 388306 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project entitled WII has been carried out by PATEL ANKITKUMAR R. under my guidance in partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering of Gujarat Technological University, Ahemdabad the academic year 2010-2011. To the best of my knowledge and belief this work has not been submitted elsewhere for the award of any other degree.

Guide Mr.Pratik Patel

Head of the Department Mrs.B.J.Talati

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A Seminar is a very important part of the technical curriculum and that to when bachelor program, which is aimed at developing fundamental concept of a technical subject. The educational level of student is raised as his theoretical and practical understanding becomes more powerful. A seminar on a particular subject will grow and interest for a deep knowledge on particular topic. A seminar on different topics for each and every student will always expand the span of technical knowledge in student. It builds up cooperation help us to develop confidence and makes effective communication in student. I wish to express my deep sense of gratitude of Mr. PRATIK PATEL Of Computer Engineering Dept, S.V.I.T.VASAD for guiding and helping us to prepare the project on WII. I heartily acknowledge his cooperation and assistance, which could spare his valuable time and help in preparing project. I am grateful to all other friends, who helped me in my project. Lastly, I would express my wholehearted appreciation to the SVIT family for the continuous support, encouragement and invaluable tips.

PATEL ANKITKUMAR R.

1.INTRODUCTION OF WII
The WII is a video game console made by Nintendo. It first came out on November 19, 2006 in North America. It plays video games made for the WII and the Nintendo GameCube. As a seventh-generation console, the WII primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 & play -station 3.Nintendo, the company that made the WII, says they want to focus more on new ways to play games. The WII uses a controller, called the WII Remote , that is very different from the controllers of other video game consoles. It can be held with just one hand, and uses technology that senses the player's movements. By making the WII, Nintendo says they are trying to change the way video games are looked at and played. The WII was made for all people of any age or interest. By making it easier to play, Nintendo thinks that they can get people who do not normally play games to start playing. As of October 2010, the WII leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales, and in December 2009 broke the record for best-selling console in a single month in the United States. WII already has a strong lineup of games in production, with many more to follow. Familiar characters like Mario and Link will make appearances, as well as new franchises. Instead of just focusing on better graphics like their rivals, Nintendo are focused on delivering an improved, fun playing experience with better interactivity. The WII will also retail at a much lower price than the other consoles. All in all the WII is an exciting breakthrough in gaming.

2.MOTION SENSING

This is the one type of technology which is used in the WII. Motion can be detected by: sound, reflection of transmitted energy & vibration. motion detectors, have sensors that detect movement & send a signal to a sound device that produces an alarm or switch on an image recording device. There are motion detectors has cameras connected to a computer which stores and manages captured images. A simple calculation for motion detection by a fixed camera compares the current image with a reference image and simply counts the number of different pixels. Since images will naturally differ to reference image it knows something is changed. A forum, "2010 Motion Sensing Technology," was organized by Digitimes and sponsored by Epson on September 16, 2010 to discuss the growing market for motion sensors and their new applications. Industry experts and academic researchers were invited to present their views of the market and technology trends at the forum, which took place at Grand Victoria Hotel in Taipei. There are many types of motion sensors available in the market, mostly used to detect changes in external conditions. In terms of detection technology and applications, they can be divided into inertia sensors, optical sensors, environmental sensors, pressure sensors, and so forth. Up until recently, motion sensors have been used mainly in automotive and specialized industrial applications. However, new applications and broader market opportunities for motion sensors have emerged since 2006 when the devices were first utilized in the Nintendo WII console.

3.REMOTE
REMOTE is a part of the WII gaming system. It act a important role in the WII console system.

The WII Remote sometimes unofficially nicknamed "WII mote", is the primary controller for Nintendo's WII console. A main feature of the WII Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen viagesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and optical sensor technology. Another feature is its expandability through the use of attachments. The attachment bundled with the WII console is the Nunchu, which complements the WII Remote by providing functions similar to those in gamepad controllers. Nintendo announced a free accessory for the WII Remote the WII Remote Jacket, on October 1, 2007. The removable silicone sleeve wraps around the WII Remote to provide users a better grip and cushioning. The cushioning intends to keep the WII Remote protected in case it is accidentally dropped or thrown. Nintendo started shipping consoles, separately-packaged controllers, and the controller included in the game WII Play with the jacket on October 15, 2007. The WII Remote assumes a one-handed remote control-based design instead of the traditional gamepad controllers of previous gaming consoles. This was done to make motion sensitivity more intuitive, as a remote design is fitted perfectly for pointing, and in part to help the console appeal to a broader audience that includes non-gamers. The body of the WII Remote measures 148 mm (5.83 in) long, 36.2 mm (1.43 in) wide, and 30.8 mm (1.21 in) thick. The WII Remote model number is RVL-003, a reference to the project codename "Revolution". The controller communicates wirelessly with the console via shortrange Bluetooth radio, with which it is possible to operate up to four controllers as far as 10 meters (approx. 30 ft) away from the console.

4.CONSOLE It is the main processing unit of the WII gaming system. It is based on MOTION SENSING technology.

The WII Console is a cutting-edge piece of technology in the video game world.

The console, originally named the Revolution, was renamed the WII because the WII sounds like we which makes it a multiplayer oriented system. The system has four wireless controllers with gyroscope technology. Gyroscope technology is a fancy name for motion sensor technology. There has never been a video game console that has used motion-sensor technology. This system enables the user to actually act out the moves in the game. For example, in a sword-fighting game the user swings the controller as if they were swinging the sword. The whole purpose behind the WII was to initiate the race for new technology in the video game industry, as well as create a system in which the individuals are actually playing the game, rather than sitting in a couch moving only their thumbs. The main feature of the WII console is the WII remote, and the wireless internet. . The WII console itself cannot only play single as well as double layered WII discs, but also Game cube discs. The larger part of this report will be written on the WII controller, as well as the sensor bar. The controller itself has accelerometers, which according to which way the controller is swung, activates capacitors on either side of an electric field, which pick up the signal from the sensor bar. The WII console refers to the box that plays the discs. The console has several different parts to it. There is an area where the player can load either a double-layered disc, (a disc with more information on it), and also a single layered disc. An interesting feature to the WII is the fact that it can also play Game cube games. Essentially the system is double compatible; it can play both WII games and Game cube games. The system itself also has four Game cube controller ports, for multiplayer action as well as two memory card slots for Game cube.

5.ACCELEROMETER
An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, the acceleration experienced relative to freefall.

Single- and multi-axis models are available to detect magnitude and direction of the acceleration as a vector quantity, and can be used to sense orientation, acceleration, vibration shock, and falling. Micro machined accelerometers are increasingly present in portable electronic devices and video game controllers, to detect the position of the device or provide for game input. An accelerometer measures proper acceleration, which is the acceleration it experiences relative to freefall and is the acceleration felt by people and objects.

Put another way, at any point in space time the equivalence principle guarantees the existence of a local inertial frame, and an accelerometer measures the acceleration relative to that frame. Such accelerations are popularly measured in terms of g-force. An accelerometer at rest relative to the Earth's surface will indicate approximately 1 g upwards, because any point on the Earth's surface is accelerating upwards relative to the local inertial frame (the frame of a freely falling object near the surface). To obtain the acceleration due to motion with respect to the Earth, this "gravity offset" must be subtracted and corrections for effects caused by the Earth's rotation relative to the inertial frame. The reason for the appearance of a gravitational offset is Einstein's equivalence principle, which states that the effects of gravity on an object are indistinguishable from acceleration. When held fixed in a gravitational field by, for example, applying a ground reaction force or an equivalent upward thrust, the reference frame for an accelerometer (its own casing) accelerates upwards with respect to a freefalling reference frame. The effects of this acceleration are indistinguishable from any other acceleration experienced by the instrument, so that an accelerometer cannot detect the difference between sitting in a rocket on the launch pad, and being in the same rocket in deep space while it uses its engines to accelerate at 1 g. For similar reasons, an accelerometer will read zero during any type of free fall. This includes use in a coasting spaceship in deep space far from any mass, a spaceship orbiting the Earth, an airplane in a parabolic "zero-g" arc, or any free-fall in vacuum. Another example is free-fall at a sufficiently high altitude that atmospheric effects can be neglected.

6.SENSOR BAR

The WII Sensor bar, which is technically an array of infrared LED.The relative movement of the infrared LED will be used for cursor position update. The infrared camera is generally used in the SENSOR BAR. The WII sensor bar is a device for the Nintendo WII. It detects the motions of the WII Remote and Nunchuk via Bluetooth technology. The WII's sensor bar coupled with the WII Remote allows the game to sense acceleration and to determine where the player is pointing. The WII Remote senses light projected from the bar, contrary to what a standard light gun can perform. Five LED lights are positioned on both sides of the sensor bar, with a total of ten in all. Because of the viewing angle of the WII Remote, being too far away from the sensor bar will result in a disruption and possibly disconnection.

7.SPECIFICATION

CPU: Power pc based Broadway processor (729 MHZ). MEMORY:88 MB main memory & 64 MB ext. RAM, MB embedded GPU texture memory. STORAGE: 512 MB built in flash memory, support 2 GB SD card , slot loading disk, Expanded storage via SD and SDHC card memory (up to 32 GB) AUDIO: Built in speaker in WII remote. VIDEO: It supported up to 480 p(PAL/NTSC) component , s-video, composite. PORTS:SD card slot,2 x USB 2.0,WI-FI 802.11 b/g, Sensor Bar power port, Nintendo GameCube controller ports (4) & Memory Card slots (2)

8.INFRARED CAMERA

Resolution of the infrared camera inside WII remote can be up to 1024 x 768. Capable of tracking up to 4 moving objects. Field of view is about 33 degrees horizontally and 23 degrees vertically.

9.ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF WII

9.1ADVANTAGES OF WII

WII console has less weight and is easy to carry and handle physically. The WII has the wireless connections and the Bluetooth facility which enables the download of the games online easy. WII has lessened the usage of the button system and the joystick and is now need to be controlled by moving these are not possible in the play Station3 and Xbox controllers. WII has made the gaming controls easy and visualization and sounds together make difference attracting more gamers.

9.2 DISADVANTAGES OF WII

If you play for too long, the next day your arm is all like cramped up and hurt. controllers are load of rubbish , no good games are available. No hardcore games are available in the WII. It has bad graphics.

10. REFRENCES/BIBLOGRAPHY

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Remote [3]http://www.nintendo.com/wii [4]http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061019140454AAgQT 9h [5]http://www.wiiforsale.us/wiiadvantage [6]http://www.tech-faq.com/nintendo-wii-specifications.html