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This is a ‘remix’ of sorts of the awesomely good Lifeforce demo by Andromeda Software Development (you can find it here: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=31571 )

I made a basic slitscanner, and changed it a bit to produce video. I store the last 640 frames, and take a 1 pixel slice from each frame. These are then placed along the x axis to produce an image. Each frame, a new frame is added to the queue, shifting the queue back, and the position on x of the slice is also shifted by one pixel. I hope that makes some kind of sense, it doesn’t make much to me 🙂

It’s pretty much inspired by all the other slit scanner stuff out there, but particularly the one that produced this video: http://www.vimeo.com/1398634 The method is the same, but I added movement on x to create more motion.

Sorry about the ‘cutting’ every few seconds – when the slice reaches the far right of the image it cuts back to the left, causing a jump. I’ll change it to sweep back to the left instead some time.

I think there’s a bug somewhere too, as the resolution looks lower than it should. I’ll fix these things then release it as a .qtz file or perhaps a tool.

Oh, and it’s slow. Like 8 seconds per frame slow. .75gb of texture data per frame, plus QC’s iterator = pain!

Arduino Motion Control
A project by Frederic K. Macchi
5th semester Screen-/Webdesign, Freie Hochschule Freiburg

DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, PROGRAMMING
Frederic K. Macchi

FACTS
1 Arduino UNO
1 EasyDriver Motor Shield
1 16×2 liquid crystal display
1 mm precision
3 kg maximum load
7 kB of code (200 lines)
12 kg of aluminium
20 hours of planning and prototyping
40 hours of construction and programming
1140 mm travelling distance
1500 mm overall length

CONTENT
Andreas Böhler and Anja Hartig, two fellow students and I, are currently working on ‘A Game of Choices’, an interactive claymation flash-game. We built different clay-sets, that the stop motion animated character will later walk through. In order to achieve a smooth walk-through experience, we photographed the 100 cm wide set in 200 highly precise steps. When it comes to precision photography, one can find dozens of systems available. However, professional systems are expensive and therefore out of reach for this project.

As I had recently begun playing with the open-source hardware-platform Arduino, I decided to take it a step further and build a single axis motion control myself. The basic configuration was quickly developed and assembled, however, it presented some severe issues. For example, the shafts were too weak to handle heavy lenses, as the platform would lean to one side. I had to reinforce the system with a second set of shafts that now allows it to handle up to 3 kg of mounted weight.

Another problem arose while testing the system: The rotation of the threaded spindle was unbalanced. As I didn’t have access to a CNC machine at that time, the multiple minor inaccuracies in various parts added up to an unbalanced rotation so I had to apply a workaround by letting the flange nut translate vertically. It may look odd, but the horizontal precision is not noticeably affected. Programming the Arduino board is easy when you’re familiar with a programming language like C, PHP, Python or similar.

If you don’t have great knowledge about electronics, you might want to look into some basics or you’re most probably going to blow up some chips and LEDs – at least that’s what I did… After all, this project was fun and very interesting as it was my first step into the world of physical computing. The possibilities are exciting and I can’t wait to start my next Arduino project – right now, I’m just spoiled for choice.

Phil McGain will guide you though the process of correct rigging and tuning MauiSails TR-6 race sail.

TR-6 is the perfect evolution of easy to manage power and acceleration, comfortable handling, and impressive speed. World Championship results in Formula, and Pro Slalom and Speed wins are in the lineage of the TR design catalogue, and the feedback and observations of the competitors who test and perform with them provides the foundation of the development. Each year there is a search for the elusive ideal, and the TR-6 is our statement.

Find out more about the sail at http://www.mauisails.com/sail.php?id=79

This video contains information about how to create a test user for your Facebook app, to help reviewers better understand your Facebook app’s purpose.

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“Rocket’s Red Glare” (Things Exploding on YouTube) at IDEAS – Qualcomm Institute, UC San Diego. Debut (beta) performance for the Percussive Image Gesture System (PIGS), an experimental software/hardware visual instrument under ongoing development designed for spontaneous, gestural cinematic performance. iPads, a Leap Motion, and MIDI drums are used to improvise visuals live in performance. Curt Miller’s audio improvisation combines live clarinet and audio sampled from the video clips.

Performed by Amy Alexander (visuals, silent percussion) and Curt Miller (clarinet, computer audio)
http://amy-alexander.com
http://curtdmiller.com

More info:
http://amy-alexander.com/live-performance/pigs.html
http://calit2.net/events/popup.php?id=2544

Designed for all audiences, moviegoers and music lovers, the exhibition “Musique et cinéma, le mariage du siècle ?” is an opportunity to dive into the making of major films that changed the history of cinema, enhancing the role of music in their development.

For this exhibition, we’ve designed a video installation and three interactive modules offering visitors a sensible and pedagogical approach of music in cinema.

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Destinée à tous les publics, aux cinéphiles comme aux mélomanes, l’exposition « Musique et cinéma, le mariage du siècle ? » est l’occasion de se plonger dans les coulisses de la fabrication des grands films qui ont marqué l’histoire du cinéma, en rendant perceptible le rôle de la musique dans leur élaboration.

Pour cette exposition, nous avons réalisé une installation vidéo et trois modules interactifs qui offrent aux visiteurs une approche sensible et pédagogique de la musique au cinéma.

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http://www.buzzinglight.com/project.php?projet=28

http://www.lacrimosa.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=75&lang=1 …. Website

Biography – Sources of Information :
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Lacrimosa Official Homepage – ( Biography )
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http://www.lacrimosa.ch/cms/front_content.php?changelang=2&idart=376

LACRIMOSA – was established in November 1990 as an alternative band featuring rock music with poetrical lyrics, mixed with classical influences. Since over 20 years now the band releases their music through their own record label HALL OF SERMON. LACRIMOSA became a pioneer for several music styles, such as German Alternative and Symphonic-Metal!

Lacrimosa (band) – Wikipedia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimosa_%28band%29

Lacrimosa is a gothic duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany. Originally counted among the bands of the Neue Deutsche Todeskunst genre, Lacrimosa have developed their style more towards powerful metal, but Gothic elements still remain.

Their current musical style mixes gothic rock and heavy metal along with violin, trumpet and more classical instruments, although their musical development throughout the years has also led to changes in instrumentation. Lacrimosa’s lyrics are written almost exclusively in German, although since the 1995 album Inferno every album has featured one or two songs in English, generally written by Anne Nurmi. Finnish has also appeared in the spoken intro to two songs (“Schakal” on Inferno and “The Turning Point” on Elodia) and on a bonus track in a limited edition release of Fassade called Vankina. Their lyrics are mainly about loneliness, sadness, darkness, despair and love.

Musical and thematic development
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for more details

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimosa_%28band%29#Musical_and_thematic_development

Castellano:
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Lacrimosa es una banda formada en Alemania fundada por Tilo Wolff . Mezclan estilos musicales tales como elementos del metal gótico, neoclásico, sinfónico, violines, trompetas y otros instrumentos clásicos. Sus letras están escritas principalmente en alemán, aunque algunos de sus álbumes tienen contenido en inglés, español, ruso, latín y finés. Sus canciones versan sobre la soledad, la analogía del hombre con el autómata, la tristeza, la oscuridad, la desesperación, la felicidad, la esperanza, la desesperanza, la muerte y el amor.

Significado de Lacrimosa:
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La palabra Lacrimosa proviene del latín, y significa: “Lágrimas fluyendo”.

Tilo Wolff escogió esta palabra pasara darle nombre a la agrupación al escuchar el Réquiem en re menor o misa de difuntos (para ser más precisos de la sexta etapa del tercer movimiento) de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart quien es para Tilo una de sus mayores influencias.

Historia:
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Ver aquí su biografía de forma mas extensa y detallada
http://gothic.over-blog.es/article-historia-ybiografia-de-lacrimosa-37588387.html ….

Desarrollo Temático y Musical:
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Para mas información:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimosa_%28banda%29#Desarrollo_Tem.C3.A1tico_y_Musical

Espero disfruten el vídeo …. este vídeo solo es para informar ….. paz y larga vida al Metal …. 🙂

Here’s our submission for Epic GameJam of March 2016. Rockety Sky Man! 3 days of development. Designed for mobile touch controls.
Original forum post can be found here: https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?103588-March-UE4JAM-Submission-Thread&p=492652&viewfull=1#post492652

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