A sound installation, in which visitors can listen to various "soundscape" recorded in Yokohama by shining on a miniature model of the city with flashlights. The location of lights on the miniature are detected by a hacked infrared web-camera and a Max/MSP patch, then sounds recorded in the corresponding area are played.

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blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/04/made_in_japan_volume_10.html

How to convert a webcam into an infrared camera (in Japanese)
sonasphere.com/blog/?p=235

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  • Rui Penha 2 years ago
    Great work!
  • Nao Tokui 2 years ago
    Thanks, Rui. It was based on a simple idea, but it worked very well.
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