Human body as an input device.
Linux, weird hardware, experimental input projects.
https://www.youtube.com/@dennis_hilk
Body2Bits is an experimental Linux project space exploring a simple question:
What happens when the human body becomes the input device?
Instead of keyboards, mice, or gamepads, these projects use:
- weight
- balance
- motion
- physical presence
as first-class input signals.
The focus is not fitness or health.
The focus is control, feedback, and consequences.
This repository contains small, opinionated experiments that combine:
- Linux
- weird hardware
- raw sensor data
- slightly unhinged ideas
All projects aim to be:
- technically transparent
- reproducible
- visually demonstrable
- and interesting to watch (especially when they fail)
Play Doom using a Wii Balance Board.
Movement is controlled by weight shifts, stomps, and balance.
Yes, it works. No, it’s not comfortable.
→ doom-fit/
A modernized Snake game with classic arcade vibes.
Currently controlled via keyboard, featuring:
- sound & music
- bonus and bad food
- highscore system
- cheat mode
- clean Linux-native setup
Planned:
Control Snake using a Wii Balance Board by shifting body weight left/right/forward/backward.
This project serves as a controlled baseline before adding physical input.
→ snake-fit/
Neverball controlled entirely via a Wii Balance Board.
Instead of tilting the level with a keyboard or mouse,
the player shifts their body weight to control the ball.
Focus areas:
- balance precision
- deadzones
- calibration
- physical feedback loops
This project explores continuous analog body input instead of discrete actions.
→ neverball-fit/
An alarm clock that cannot be snoozed.
The alarm stops only if:
- your body steps onto a Wii Balance Board
- you perform required physical actions
- and remain still afterward
Leaving the board or stopping early escalates the alarm.
→ alarm-from-hell/
Body2Bits intentionally avoids machine learning where possible.
Human movement is already loud in raw sensor data.
Thresholds, deltas, and simple physics are often enough.
If a system cannot explain why it reacts,
it should not control your body.
Highly experimental.
Occasionally sadistic.
Always honest.
Linux only.