We were tackling the problem of installing the main computer on the floor, which made cable-handling difficult. As you can imagine, there are a lot of cables in the space above the billiard table. One from the projector to the PC, another from a Kinect to the PC, one more from the other Kinect to the PC. The farther you put the PC, the longer the cables will be. So our long-lasting dream was to prevent that by putting the PC onto the ceiling.
And now, we’ve found the solution.
The computer needed to be small and light-weight, yet powerful enough to show the effects smoothly. Also, OpenPool, which uses two Kinects, needs two USB host controllers; one host controller per Kinect. So naturally we had to screen out some candidate small-enough-computers there.
Eventually, we came across a lenovo product named Tiny.
It is perfectly tiny enough, and it does have two USB host controllers inside. Also, Tiny has official accessory parts as you can see the photo above, which are originally intended to be used to attach the PC to the underside of a desk. We can utilize them to attach it, of course, onto the ceiling.
We’ll add information about how to use Tiny. For more info, please take a loot at DIY recipe.
