making of americans - simulation

by Ben Purdy / Added 1 month 21 hours ago

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Visualization of the simulation space used to drive dynamic photo collage which were projected onto ink and paper prints. Part of the installation "Remaking the Making of Americans" by Bryan Markovitz…

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rapunzel - motion graphics

by Ben Purdy / Added 1 month 2 days ago

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A selection of clips from the motion graphics I designed and built for Northwest Childrens Theater. This content was projected on a large screen at the rear of the stage and served as an animated…

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projecting through mirrors - making of americans

by Ben Purdy / Added 2 months 1 day ago

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An example of projection mapping through an array of mirrors. There is a single projector in this room projecting content on three walls simultaneously, covering almost a full 180 degree span. Without…

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rapunzel - hair physics simulation

by Ben Purdy / Added 4 months 1 week ago

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An excerpt from the motion graphics content I created for Northwest Children's Theater. After several attempts to use a bezier path to animate the hair I ended up going all-in and creating a physics…

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porth - a digital archaeology experiment

by Ben Purdy / Added 4 months 1 week ago

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Adventures in ancient data formats, I had to write my own decoding tool to salvage a corrupt "deluxe paint animation" file from my youth. Read more here: http://www.benpurdy.com/2012/01/a-sorted-tale-of-data-over-time/

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multi-touch flocking projected

by Ben Purdy / Added 4 months 2 weeks ago

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my DIY multi-touch table running a flocking simulation. Read about the project here: http://www.benpurdy.com/2012/01/multi-touch-projection-table/

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calibrating the table

by Ben Purdy / Added 5 months 2 weeks ago

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An explanation and demo of the calibration utility I just built with processing. CCV has calibration capabilities but I haven't found a way to get it to work if there's any key-stone distortion at…

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multi-touch flocking

by Ben Purdy / Added 5 months 2 weeks ago

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Preliminary prototype of an idea I had for a game/interactive video toy using multi-touch input and basic flocking behavior. The orange circles are the TUIO touch points from the FTIR table I built…

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tree

by Ben Purdy / Added 6 months 1 week ago

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This is a preview of an interactive installation concept. The graphics are all just place holders. The behavior of the leaves and birds are dynamically calculated, in the finished piece they will…

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procedural vines

by Ben Purdy / Added 8 months 2 weeks ago

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exploring an idea.. some procedural vines created in processing.

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projection mapping - augmenting detailed surfaces

by Ben Purdy / Added 8 months 2 weeks ago

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Here's my first shot at mapping a detailed surface instead of just a rectangular region. The mapping was created from a single, poorly lit hand-held photo of the poster. This proves the concept…

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adventures in connectivity

by Ben Purdy / Added 9 months 4 days ago

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Question: How many protocols does it take to scroll a message across an LED matrix? Answer: As many as possible! Deatils here: http://www.benpurdy.com/2011/08/connecting-lots-of-things/

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