Planning a project technology – The basic questions

When planning a project, there is some basic questions we should always ask first, when it comes to using technology. This should very early in planning. Of course depending on the project, the questions might vary a bit. But in general it is the same approach. Here’s one possible list: Why? What would an alternative …

Using NetBeans with openFrameworks on Ubuntu – Part II: setting things up

For introduction see first Part. This Part is about actually setting up an openFrameworks project with NetBeans. A new Project Choose “New project” from “File” Menu. In the Popup window choose “C++ Project with Existing Sources” Select the Folder of your openFrameworks App. Choose “Custom” as configuration mode. Note: the actions/settings can differ slightly depending on …

Using NetBeans with openFrameworks on Ubuntu – Part I

Using openFrameworks has been a very different experience for me, depending on which platform I was developing. Xcode after one long installation process was working nicely, sure. Only that sometimes I did not understand some settings that I had to do. More than one time internet told me how to solve a problem while I …

Wandering sound – Part II: Theory of programming

  For description of the project and approach see first Part. This Part is about the theory and maths behind the programming of the wandering sound installation. Focusing on one channel We have two channels to switch and pass on to the appropriate speakers. In the following we consider them two independent systems. So we are going to change …

Using Kinect for real-time mapping – Part III: Create a real-time mask from depth image: Processing

In the previous chapter we created a real-time mask image by using a kinect sensor and proessing. Now we use this image to map a video. When placing your kinect and video projector so that they are in sync we will then be able to project only on people and objects and spare the background …