AIR GUITAR HERO
Drop the controller and shred songs using the electrical signals from your arm muscles.
We created Air Guitar Hero as a fun rehabilitation exercise for people with amputations. Here we’ll show you how to make an inexpensive version so anyone can play Guitar Hero without pushing buttons. It uses an electrode cuff, a modified Wii guitar controller, and open source code.
MATERIALS & TOOLS
Total project cost is about $500–$1,500 (not including a computer), depending on whether you buy the electrode amplifiers or make your own.
Nintendo Wii video game console
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock video game, Wireless Bundle with Gibson Les Paul controller
DB9 D-sub connector, female, solder type #B000I-21YX2 ...
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