Realtime laser graphics(marcansoft.com)
marcansoft.com
Realtime laser graphics
http://marcansoft.com/blog/2010/11/openlase-open-realtime-laser-graphics/
5 comments
Lot's of details on the hardware here:
http://marcansoft.com/blog/openlase/hardware-mark-1/
I saw a project similar to yours just recently, with mirror shards attached to speakers. It was controlled with Max/MSP and it had the same limitations -- just simple round shapes and squiggles. But the parts cost next to nothing. A polished version that fit in your pocket would make a really cool toy.
I saw a project similar to yours just recently, with mirror shards attached to speakers. It was controlled with Max/MSP and it had the same limitations -- just simple round shapes and squiggles. But the parts cost next to nothing. A polished version that fit in your pocket would make a really cool toy.
He has some hardware information here: http://marcansoft.com/blog/openlase/hardware-mark-1/
Speaking of DIY/open laser dacs, one of my friends built one called the ether-dream. (http://ether-dream.com/) You can control it over ethernet and all of the firmware is on github.
I put together a simple AVR based laser system once that projects a UV laser onto a glow in the dark surface. Check out at http://lm741.posterous.com/ if you're curious.
I put together a simple AVR based laser system once that projects a UV laser onto a glow in the dark surface. Check out at http://lm741.posterous.com/ if you're curious.
Description of the actual hardware laser scanner used http://marcansoft.com/blog/openlase/hardware-mark-1/
Hector Martín (marcan, @marcan42) could be the next Fabrice Bellard. He has an incredible potential.
Robin Fox's work with lasers is quite incredible "synchronous sound and light information": http://robinfox.net/projects/laser/
I wish he would write more about what hardware he's using to do this. These days I guess you can use some sort of MEMS device that would give you way higher output bandwidth. And now when you can buy 1-watt lasers for a few hundred bucks, you could really do something that only Jean-Michel Jarre could have done back in those days...