Geek Out

This Is What A Flying Arrow Sees In Its Rear View

There aren’t many things that look more calm and graceful than an arrow piercing the sky. But when you have the vantage point of a tiny camera mounted on that same arrow’s back? Suddenly everything’s a lot more… wobbly.


April 11, 2008
Gaming

Wiimote-Modded Bow for Hardcore Zelda Wannabes

newVideoPlayer("wiibow_gizmodo.flv", 475, 376,""); Thomas Foo put on his green tights and feathered hat, grabbed a real bow, attached a Wiimote to it, and made it all work together thanks to the ingenious use of some rubber bands and a switch. He named it the Virtual Archery Bow and, not happy with the hack, he created a full game for it. It’s called Trajectory, and it looks pretty good: