Paramecia Test The image works as the preview on my computer (when using my external hard drive as a source for the images – I tried storing images directly on my computer but there was not …
Work Progressing
It’s been a while, but projects are still in the works. At the present zoom level (with final image 32k x 32k pixels) the simplistic cellular structures that I had originally made for the onion …
High Resolution Scans
I scanned the concrete pillar in my office to see if we get resolution high enough to investigate small details — in this case the air bubbles and enclosures in the concrete, in the proposed …
ReKinStruct : First Time Varying PCD
So, like I said in the last post, I had got the Kinect to obtain and view point cloud data but only manually. I updated the code a bit to do the above without intervention. …
Leap Motion Integration
Last week was quite busy for me, but I did begin sketching out ideas for the UI with when everything is attached to the world builder (stylus & leap motion). I wanted to keep things …
Hurry up and wait…
Unfortunately, not much progress has been made this week. I’ve ordered some additional Flexinol in longer lengths and I can’t really do any additional tests until it arrives. In the mean time, I have purchased …
mat[3].z != mat[2].z
The reflection matrix math did work, however I updated the wrong column …. Anyway, mirrors are now implemented in the VizHome viewer: The mirrors currently render only the bounding boxes of the hierarchy; rendering the …
Experiments with Muscle Wires
I’m fortunate to be able to tie my current research into an upcoming site-specific exhibition piece, which will be shown at the offices of Life technologies, a local stem cell research lab. When we toured …
Sculpting now working
Over break, Kevin & Ross helped me out tremendously by getting the stylus to now sculpt a model in the world builder application. I believe the IPD may need to be slightly adjusted so …
ReKinStruct: Switching Between PCDs
This week, I tried to switch visualising between two PCD files to check if it was feasible in run-time and to know how long it takes for the process. The following were the two PCD …