Wiremap, a volumetric display
posted Jul 25th 2008 5:00pm by Caleb Kraftfiled under: news, peripherals hacks
While at The Last HOPE this year, we were fortunate enough to see Wiremap, a volumetric display made from thread. Using a projector and 256 individual strands of cotton thread, [Albert Hwang] produces 3D effects. The result is a visually stunning piece of work.
[Albert] started with 85 coat hanger wires and a projector that ultimately failed due to the focal requirements. His final version, on display at The Last Hope was his third design and has 256 individual strands. To get the 3d effect, he splits the image into vertical pieces and arranges them so that they’ll hit the appropriate strand. He uses custom software which is available for download on his site. He encourages people to make their own, and send him ideas for improvements.
His site has pictures and videos of the final products and variations, plans for the hardware, and downloads for the software. It would be nice to see some more construction shots.
[via NYC Resistor]
[photo: mightyohm]
Just let the video buffer to 4:30 and start watching then. The first four minutes are pretty boring.
Posted at 7:36 pm on Jul 25th, 2008 by garrett