May 20, 2009
Ripple Matrix
This is a recent interactive artwork I'm just getting around to documenting. I showed it at the "TV of Tomorrow" conference in April.
This work is a 8 x 15 array of full-color LEDs, driven by an embedded Linux board. Each LED is addressable, and optical sensors make the work interactive if you touch it. I'm running a digital simulation of the 2-dimensional wave equation. Think of water in the bathtub: it's quiescent when not disturbed. However triggering an optical sensor does the digital equivalent of throwing a rock in a pool: it disturbs the initial conditions, and sends ripples propagating away.
This work is a 8 x 15 array of full-color LEDs, driven by an embedded Linux board. Each LED is addressable, and optical sensors make the work interactive if you touch it. I'm running a digital simulation of the 2-dimensional wave equation. Think of water in the bathtub: it's quiescent when not disturbed. However triggering an optical sensor does the digital equivalent of throwing a rock in a pool: it disturbs the initial conditions, and sends ripples propagating away.
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hi,
i really love this project, it is similar to one i want to create for a light installation with a slightly different purpose.
i was wondering if i could get some advice about how to do this.
i am pretty much a beginner but i learn quickly and determined to make this work.
my email is twentyfourseven_mh (a) hotmail.com
i really hope you can help if you have a bit of time.
thank you so much,
kind regards
max henderson
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i really love this project, it is similar to one i want to create for a light installation with a slightly different purpose.
i was wondering if i could get some advice about how to do this.
i am pretty much a beginner but i learn quickly and determined to make this work.
my email is twentyfourseven_mh (a) hotmail.com
i really hope you can help if you have a bit of time.
thank you so much,
kind regards
max henderson
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