Xpider Sven
We had a baller 7-legged spider hanging outside of our project window the other day and took some awesome footage of it. Unfortunately, he went missing when the weather got colder and rainier :(
I played around with the footage of our Xpider and video effects in Premiere.
Watch the videos in FULL HD and FULL SCREEN for the ultimate experience!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed4MM_nLc-Y&hd=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_0OINiWsIU&hd=1
Project Xense & Random Doodle
At the Entertainment Technology Center they allow us to borrow Wacom Tablets, so I got myself a Wacom Intuos 4 Extra Large. Yes, EXTRA LARGE!!! It's 462mm x 304.8mm (18.2" x 12.0") with 8 express keys, a touch ring and a pen with Advanced Pen Tip Sensor.
Anyway, working hard on Project Xense to create 3 interactive exhibitions for the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington DC about retinal implants, cochlear implants and neuroprosthetics.
Here's random wacom doodle of a girl with a prosthetic arm...
[How-to-Fix] Processing & JMyron = BSOD
Back during my graduation project at the TU/e, I worked on building a system to create smoother robot motion through an operator-based interface using computer vision and Processing. The setup was to track the robot from above with a camera and have the motion controlled by having the operator selecting various points on the computer to create a motion path.
To realize this, I used Processing and the JMyron Library to track the robot with color recognition. BUT, there was a huge problem when I tried to get JMyron to work... Every time when I tried to run the code, my computer would get a blue screen and crash. I tried switching webcams, but still not luck. Google didn't help either, as I wasn't able to find a reason/solution for the blue screen to appear.
There was a forum a post pointing out that Logitech webcams might be the cause for the problem. Guess which brand of webcams I had...? So, I went to the store got a Microsoft Lifecam Cinema (720p) and everything worked perfectly! No more blue screen!! Also the camera is pretty awesome as well!
tl;dr, don't use Logitech cams if you're planning to use Processing and JMyron :)
Carnegie Mellon Campus Panorama
A picture I took of my university campus on a quiet day. Click on the image for the full image.