The Wii often gets hassled for being a gimmick controller, and attempting to elevate an otherwise technically inferior system.  And while a lot of hype goes into the controller, it may just be more of the future in entertainment than you think, not when you pick it up, but when you put it down.

Johnny Lee of Human Computer Interaction Research at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania has been developing a new way for you, the viewer, to interact with your television or computer monitor, and all you have to do is watch.  By wearing a simple pair of glasses or a head band, any movements of your head and body causes your screen to adjust, creating the illusion of 3D perception.

The sensor bar for the Wiimote is nothing more than a pair of infrared lights that create a constant pair of points for the remote to monitor.  If they move closer together, in relation to the remote, it knows you’ve moved away.  If they move to the side, it knows you’ve moved to the other side.  And so, Johnny proves that if the remote sits still, staring at you, and you wear the lights, the exact same thing can be accomplished, to amazing ends.  But I’ll stop yapping, and let him show you for himself.