Wireless Controller via VirtualHere

[darth_joghurt]

Hi @ all!
I'm new here and have no experience with the Pi, but am planning to build a RetroPie with the Raspberry Pi 3B.
At the moment the project isn't started, first I have to solve some problems.
The Pi itself schould be placed behind a lowboard under my TV. The distance between the TV and my couch is about 5 meters. I want to use different USB-Controllers for the different emulators, so I have to use an active USB-Hub.
Because the Pi should be mounted behind the lowboard, I would prefer a wireless solution for the Controllers. The first problem is that the most Controllers aren't availible as a Bluetooth version. So I've searched for a solution and found VirtualHere.
Now to my questions:
Is it possible to install VirtualHere Client on RetroPie?
My idea was to install VirtualHere Server on a seperate Raspberry Pi zero W, then to connect the activ USB-Hub to it and the Controllers to that. The hole thing could get a own power distribution (maybe only with batteries?) and should connect the Controllers wireless to the RetroPie.
Do you have any experiences with VirtualHere? Can you say something about the latency of a such system?
Otherwise, can you give me alternativs to solve my problem?

Greetings from Bavaria :)

[darth_joghurt]

No idea or comment on my project? :(

[darth_joghurt]

Another much better solution would be to connect the RetroPie not trough HDMI to the TV but over a wireless connection.
Do you have any ideas to solve that?

[steptoe]

PS3 dualshock controllers are bluetooth so will easily work over 5m range, there are plenty of other controllers that support bluetooth also

Try reading this helpful guide, as the RPI3 comes with bluetooth built-in and how to activate and set it up, which I didn't realise

http://lifehacker.com/everything-you-need-to-set-up-bluetooth-on-the-raspberr-1768482065

I'm not 100% certain, but I don't see why its not possible to have multiple controllers set-up for different systems through thr EmulationStation config. PS3 for PSP/PSX games, NES controller for NES games and so on

There are also wireless controllers so you have a very good chance of finding what you want, the RPI3 also comes with wireless built-in but its not 5G. If you want that you will have to use a 5G wireless dongle that works with the RPI3 but the built-in should easily be fast enough for game controllers

[darth_joghurt]

Thank you for anwseri g steptoe!
I'm Sorry for that, but what's 5G?

I have a PS3 and of course controllers for it, but I like to use the "originals" shape of Controller for each emulator. For example the USB version of NES Controller for NES games and the USB version of N64 controller for N64 games.
There are Bluetooth versions of them too, but these are way more expensive than the USB ones. So my decision is to use the USB ones.