http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/control-any-game-with-your-webcam-using-camspace/Anyone tried this? Sounds interesting.......
"You can use cardboard steering wheels for racing games, playing swords for fighting games, and a chicken drumstick for flight simulators!
The implementation also works a lot smoother than would be expected. You’ll need Windows for the software, and about any webcam can be used, though older webcams tend to work less well due to a lower frame-rate and problems with light adjustments."