June 2015
Laser painting
by Glen Chiacchieri
Drawing on the wall above the Serengeti (2015), using a laser pointer.
One of the most popular and immediately-approachable activities in Hypercard in the World (2015).
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Initial prototype, drawing on an iPad.
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06/22/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: serengeti
I was wondering what it would be like to draw on the wall: Perhaps...
06/22/15
Bret Victor
Re: serengeti
Why not draw directly on the wall with lasers, using the iPad as a color/tool palette?...
06/22/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: serengeti
I thought that didn't even need saying! :P To answer your question: because I...
06/22/15
Dave Cerf
Re: serengeti
Glen’s rainbow reminds me of this prototype . It’s still tiny...
06/23/15
Bret Victor
Re: serengeti
I feel like I hit what I'm aiming at maybe half the time when I turn a laser on....
06/23/15
May-Li Khoe
Re: serengeti
If you play with quasi-modes, another thing to try could be drawing with pre-existing...
06/23/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: serengeti
In the case of a wall-painting app, I might use a quasimode. Sounds good....
Drawing by lasering the wall, with an iPad (or Play-Doh) color picker.
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06/24/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: serengeti
See the video for a demo. The new setup has the quasi-modes bret...
06/25/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
I feel like we've been getting a billion emails, so sorry for adding another to...
06/25/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
Oh and here's Bret painting in an interesting way: On Thu, Jun 25,...
Color picker on the wall.
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06/27/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
A picture of the laser-only interface I did today: I'm still really...
07/01/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
On Bret's prodding, I made some of the less dynamic interface elements of the...
07/09/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
David Hellman made something pretty: And Emily has been making a lot of stuff...
07/23/15
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
Yesterday, Dan Amelang brought his children into the office. Here's a short...
07/23/15
Bret Victor
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
On Jul 23, 2015, at 11:26 AM, Glen Chiacchieri wrote: Yesterday, Dan...
Video of people drawing on the wall, also on the wall.
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03/16/16
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
I noticed during a few of Bret's tours for lab guests that he mentioned Dan's...
03/16/16
Bret Victor
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
pictures were stored in the drawers beneath the diorama and to show guests we could...
03/16/16
Dave Cerf
Re: Laser painting (was: "serengeti")
This is really brilliant. It seems obvious in retrospect (thus: brilliant). Bret always...
03/16/16
Toby Schachman
Memex Jam (was: Laser painting (was: "serengeti"))
On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Glen Chiacchieri wrote: Something feels a...
03/16/16
Glen Chiacchieri
Re: Memex Jam (was: Laser painting (was: "serengeti"))
(Memex jam!) Cool, this jam is making more sense to me now. I've been keeping...
Later: Memex jam (2016)
See also Laser pen cap (2015)