Category Archives: Undergrad thesis

Contains blog posts relevant to my undergraduate thesis project.

WiiPaint study update

So far I have had 12 subjects who have ranged from 1-3 people using the 2 and 4 Wiimote versions.  I am expecting more subjects on Tuesday, and perhaps visiting some friends in Boston this weekend so that they can help me test.  I should be mostly done by Tuesday, however, and will be writing [...]
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Yay cookies.

I’ve been getting quite a lot of sign-ups the past few days.  I currently have 8 participants scheduled, at least 3 that have confirmed, and 4 more to be confirmed.  This Saturday I will be running the study for 6 people from 12pm – 5pm.  At this rate I will only need 5 more to [...]
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Approved!

The WiiPaint study has been approved by the IRB!  I have already sent out the email asking for testers and hope to get some started this Friday.  They will be given a background questionnaire when they come in, play with WiiPaint for a while, then be asked a few questions about their experience.  Now, to [...]
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IRB stuff

Since my last update, I’ve had a Fall Break during and after which I’ve been vigorously working on graduate school business.  I’ve narrowed it down to 7 schools and will soon know which faculty members I want to work with.  This research, although fun, takes up a lot of time. WiiPaint hasn’t been touched since [...]
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WiiPaint 1.1.4

Just added support for 4 Wiimotes.  Everything is peachy keen, except for some reason scaling/rotating won’t work anymore.  Nothing happens when you lock with the 2nd Wiimote.  Perhaps I’ll test 1.0.4 and 1.1.4 with students where 1.0.4 is independent and 1.1.4 is collaborative.  I’m not too concerned with the scaling/rotating algorithm and the recognition because [...]
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