I will admit that the Wiimote is not my controller of choice, but seeing it used in new and creative ways does give me the kind of warm fuzzies that only good deeds can. The image you see above was created by means of a program called Digital Wheel Art, which was created by YoungHyun Chung, who got the idea after noticing that children affected with cerebral palsy were restricted from artistic expression due to their disorder.
How does the Wiimote figure in, you ask? Well, it is attached to the wheelchair itself and broadcasts information via Bluetooth to a painting program on the screen in front of the user. My using small movements such as head tilts to change color and movement to draw lines, a disabled person can create art in a way they could not before. Sure, it's no Van Gogh, but compared to nothing, it may be a catharsis that fully physically capable people may not always realize the value of.
Amazing stuff. Check out the creator's website for more video and information.
[Via Gizmodo -- Thanks, Tiff!]
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2:17 PM on 06.06.2008
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Like a fucking idiot like you would ever understand being trapped in a body that disallows you creative freedom.
"Oh how cute, the little crips like to scribble."
Fuck you.
I've seen works of art from a blind person who uses brail on canvas and paints over it with his fingers and knows the colours by texture and taste, he does amazing pop art style paintings and even some fine art paintings (which take him a considerable amount of more time).
I have also seen art from people who paint with there feet holding the brush and someone with no limbs that paints with there mouth holding the brush and they can paint just as good as any other good artist.
Just a few weeks ago I saw an item on someone who paints with only there tounge and no brushes and it looks like classical fine art.
None of the above artists I would of known had a disability if it was not for specificaly being told.
If this can help people as less dedicated as the above but who just want to create art for the fun of it than whats the problem with that? I am sure many will enjoy it and may even persue a career out of it... AND WHY NOT!
Thanks for the news story mate
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