Wii+Sensor+Bar

=My Device= Wii Sensor Bar By Richie Bhuyan and Marykate Johnson

Purpose
//Detect movements from the Wii game system controllers and translate them into the game monitor.//

Energy
//Transforms kinetic energy into a signal that affects the Wii game.//

Controls
//Physical actions of the Wii remote activate the game; the infrared lights pick up movements from the remote. It also detects how far away you are from the sensor bar, so when you go too far away from the sensor bar, it won't work, or when you get too close to the sensor bar, it will be harder to control.//

Materials
//Infrared lights and LEDs (light-emitting diodes), and a resistor that is about 55 Ohms. The actual bar is made out of different metas, including iron, and there is a plastic covering on the front to protect the lights from damage, and some infrared lights on each side of the sensor bar, so that the Wii sensor bar can pick up a signal//

Science
//The Wii sensor uses infrared lights to detect the LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) on the Wii remote. There are also accelerometers in the remote, so the bar can tell if the remote is tilting.// //The Wii sensor bar isn't really a sensor bar, it's more like a transmitter bar basically. Since the sensor bar gives out infrared lights to the Wii remote, instead of the other way around, it shouldn't be called a sensor. Basically what I'm trying to say is that the sensor bar is only a bar with infrared lights on each side, nothing more, nothing less.//

Design
//All the Wii sensor bar is a black bar, along with a white bar on the bottom, with infrared lights inside of each side of the bar. A Diagram: [|Wii Sensor.bmp]//

Evolution
//There might be multiple bars in the future to ensure that there is no delay in the gaming experience. There could also be a change in design; it could be made bigger, although it might be less appeaing because the compact version is very conveniant.//

Competitors
//The other systems part of this new generation of gaming are the Xbox 360, the Playstation Portable, and the Playstation 3.//

Partners
//Obviously the other parts of the Wii work in conjunction, the remote, balance board, and the actual system are the main parts, but you can purchase other accessories.//

Siblings
Wii Remote Wii Fit Board

Video
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This video is about having two candles replacing the Wii Sensor Bar. If you do attempt this, make sure the candles are not in a glass jar, because the glass will block the infrared lights, and it will not work...