Video Games | December 19th, 2008
Dhreck, a dedicated modder went ahead and made a Wiimote and Nunchuck shell entirely out of hemp. Why would he do this? I believe the operative question is “why not?” And yes, it is an actual Wiimote under there, it’s not just some hemp mockup. It is fully functional, and ready to use in game play.
The Hemp-Mote is absolutely playable, all buttons, accelerometers and the infrared camera accounted for. Unfortunately its exterior is also quite fragile and prone to degeneration, being in the raw state that it is.
Using saws and files I removed most of the hard plastic shells, then rebuild the underlying shapes using modeling putty. After Smoothing the result out with fine grained sandpaper I give the whole a quick black paint job to ensure eventual gaps didn’t stand out too much. Ta-daa!, a base to wrap stuff around.
It continues to amaze me the lengths some people will go to to enhance their personal game play. I’ve sanded a few edges here and there and shortened or lengthened cables, but this level of modding takes the virtual cake ! That being said, I want one!
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Andy
Dec 19th, 2008I’m torn between two reactions. One is ridiculing hippies for not letting go of their vice. The other is praise for ingenuity, this takes the cake in the realm of hemp innovation!