famousringo on 31 July 2008
| DOATS1 said: wow lol, i honestly thought that my wiimote was already capable of all this. so right now the wiimote is an ir pointer with an accelerometer? |
Yep. The accelerometer can simulate the function of a gyroscope by detecting the direction of gravity (a constant force of acceleration), but this simulation can't detect lateral rotation and tends to be laggy and inaccurate. The gyroscope detects orientation with far fewer problems, and also helps the accelerometer distinguish between what's gravity, what's rotation, and what's actual motion.
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