Comments on: 3D printed zoetrope http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 10:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: KaiBeezy http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144628 KaiBeezy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144628 . rev 1 print out a few hundred "frames" attach to a belt (rather than a disc) run past an aperture (proscenium?) strobe light(s) = real 3D "movie" bit of a storage problem though . rev 2 print in wax buffer as they come on-"stage" melt them down on exeunt = no length limit . rev 3 rotate them past pigment sprays as they head on-stage = color movies! . .
rev 1
print out a few hundred “frames”
attach to a belt (rather than a disc)
run past an aperture (proscenium?)
strobe light(s)
= real 3D “movie”
bit of a storage problem though
.
rev 2
print in wax
buffer as they come on-”stage”
melt them down on exeunt
= no length limit
.
rev 3
rotate them past pigment sprays
as they head on-stage
= color movies!
.

]]> By: kaiza http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1145416 kaiza Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1145416 There is a fantastic zoetrope at the Ghibli museum outside of Japan. It's in a glass cabinet, about a meter wide, and uses a strobe light to create the animated effect. Characters from Totoro if I recall. Unfortunately they don't allow photography, and an attendant watching over the room politely asked me to delete the video I tried to covertly film :( There is a fantastic zoetrope at the Ghibli museum outside of Japan. It’s in a glass cabinet, about a meter wide, and uses a strobe light to create the animated effect. Characters from Totoro if I recall.

Unfortunately they don’t allow photography, and an attendant watching over the room politely asked me to delete the video I tried to covertly film :(

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144710 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144710 Actually the size of the slit is very important, it's just like the shutter of a camera. The higher the shutter speed the sharper or less blurred the image (providing you have appropriate lighting conditions) The experience of 3D zoetropes is much different to the 2D variety. The viewer experiences foreshortening as they change position. However, as with all optical devices (2D or 3D) the video isn't the 'real' experience, the human eye/brain is really quite incredible at editing what's in front of it ;-) Actually the size of the slit is very important, it’s just like the shutter of a camera. The higher the shutter speed the sharper or less blurred the image (providing you have appropriate lighting conditions) The experience of 3D zoetropes is much different to the 2D variety. The viewer experiences foreshortening as they change position. However, as with all optical devices (2D or 3D) the video isn’t the ‘real’ experience, the human eye/brain is really quite incredible at editing what’s in front of it ;-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144474 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144474 3D printed zoetrope: http://rjameshealy.com/ This 3D zoetrope was created during my artist residency at What It Is Oak Park, Illinois. The piece began as a study of the American flag, its colours and the hypnotic movements of a fabric signature. My work explores perception, in the illusion of movement, the artistic practice of observation and record, and the phenomena of memory versus experience. 59 rapid prototyped models are housed in a 24 inch motorised drum. Illumination is provided by LEDs allowing the animation to be viewed in all lighting conditions. Unlike a traditional zoetrope, the inside and outside spin in different directions resulting in the animation appearing bigger (the viewer does not need to look through the piece) Using models instead of drawings creates a far more immersive experience. Viewers can move around the piece choosing their own viewpoint like a traditional sculptural object. Another advantage of models over drawings is parallax; objects further away appear to move slower than those close by. The stand and ‘drum’ are hand crafted from solid walnut and veneer. The majority of the other components were digitally manufactured. The zoetrope stands approx 53 inches high with a 22-inch square footprint. My blog documents the development of the piece in depth. It covers both creative and technical issues. It was written ‘diary style’ which resulted in the recording of some unplanned topics! rjameshealy.blogspot.com/ 3D printed zoetrope: http://rjameshealy.com/

This 3D zoetrope was created during my artist residency at What It Is Oak Park, Illinois.

The piece began as a study of the American flag, its colours and the hypnotic movements of a fabric signature. My work explores perception, in the illusion of movement, the artistic practice of observation and record, and the phenomena of memory versus experience.

59 rapid prototyped models are housed in a 24 inch motorised drum. Illumination is provided by LEDs allowing the animation to be viewed in all lighting conditions.

Unlike a traditional zoetrope, the inside and outside spin in different directions resulting in the animation appearing bigger (the viewer does not need to look through the piece) Using models instead of drawings creates a far more immersive experience. Viewers can move around the piece choosing their own viewpoint like a traditional sculptural object. Another advantage of models over drawings is parallax; objects further away appear to move slower than those close by.

The stand and ‘drum’ are hand crafted from solid walnut and veneer. The majority of the other components were digitally manufactured. The zoetrope stands approx 53 inches high with a 22-inch square footprint.

My blog documents the development of the piece in depth. It covers both creative and technical issues. It was written ‘diary style’ which resulted in the recording of some unplanned topics!

rjameshealy.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144480 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144480 Snap! I recently created a 3D zoetrope during my artist residency at What It Is, Chicago. You can check it out here... http://vimeo.com/24707398 Snap! I recently created a 3D zoetrope during my artist residency at What It Is, Chicago. You can check it out here… http://vimeo.com/24707398

]]> By: Tony Moore http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144247 Tony Moore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144247 i dig it. i actually keep the old Preston Blair walk cycles printed out and taped on my desk, to help inform some of my illustration. I'd love to see a video of this thing spinning and strobing! i dig it. i actually keep the old Preston Blair walk cycles printed out and taped on my desk, to help inform some of my illustration. I’d love to see a video of this thing spinning and strobing!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144248 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144248 This fellow has been doing them by hand for years: http://www.gregorybarsamian.com/ This fellow has been doing them by hand for years:
http://www.gregorybarsamian.com/

]]> By: mausium http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144505 mausium Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144505 "Since you're looking through a single slit at a time in a zoetrope, isn't it a bit silly to go to the trouble of printing figures in 3D; the viewer will only see them in 2D, anyway." The slit's not going to be *that* small, I imagine. “Since you’re looking through a single slit at a time in a zoetrope, isn’t it a bit silly to go to the trouble of printing figures in 3D; the viewer will only see them in 2D, anyway.”

The slit’s not going to be *that* small, I imagine.

]]> By: Alvis http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144264 Alvis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144264 Since you're looking through a single slit at a time in a zoetrope, isn't it a bit silly to go to the trouble of printing figures in 3D; the viewer will only see them in 2D, anyway. Since you’re looking through a single slit at a time in a zoetrope, isn’t it a bit silly to go to the trouble of printing figures in 3D; the viewer will only see them in 2D, anyway.

]]> By: HeatherB http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144265 HeatherB Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144265 One word for this: Nifty! One word for this: Nifty!

]]> By: CASizemore http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144266 CASizemore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144266 One more reason to get my workshop built. One more reason to get my workshop built.

]]> By: duann http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144275 duann Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144275 Cool, Eyedea has a few 3D printed Zoetropes too http://www.shapeways.com/shops/eyedea Cool,

Eyedea has a few 3D printed Zoetropes too
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/eyedea

]]> By: reasonablesleeping http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144294 reasonablesleeping Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144294 There's a big one of these at the Today Art Museum (今日美术馆) in Beijing. The platter is maybe a meter wide, about chest level, with various shiny metal figures bopping around. It's in an enclosure, opaque walls to block outside light, with an opening about 40 cm wide by a meter high, to see in and a strobe light inside timed to the revolutions of the platter. The effect's really startling. Took me a minute to figure out the figures weren't really some kind of liquid metal animatronic. Thing is, the opening is, well, open. No glass or anything. And the platter's spinning pretty fast, enough that you can feel the breeze, even though the figures, skinny things, don't make good fan blades. Very tempting to touch... I check it for severed fingers every time I go by there, but, no luck yet. There’s a big one of these at the Today Art Museum (今日美术馆) in Beijing.

The platter is maybe a meter wide, about chest level, with various shiny metal figures bopping around. It’s in an enclosure, opaque walls to block outside light, with an opening about 40 cm wide by a meter high, to see in and a strobe light inside timed to the revolutions of the platter.

The effect’s really startling. Took me a minute to figure out the figures weren’t really some kind of liquid metal animatronic.

Thing is, the opening is, well, open. No glass or anything. And the platter’s spinning pretty fast, enough that you can feel the breeze, even though the figures, skinny things, don’t make good fan blades. Very tempting to touch… I check it for severed fingers every time I go by there, but, no luck yet.

]]> By: Terranex http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144306 Terranex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144306 3D Toy Story Zoetrope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrIgwSxZDcc 3D Toy Story Zoetrope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrIgwSxZDcc

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1144309 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1144309 Ha! "Tactile animation!" Kinda like claymation, but *without* the careful, painstaking, thoughtful, wonderfully complex hand-craft... sounds kind of oxymoronic- Myself, I look forward to seeing the next Wallace and Gromit. Ha! “Tactile animation!” Kinda like claymation, but *without* the careful, painstaking, thoughtful, wonderfully complex hand-craft… sounds kind of oxymoronic- Myself, I look forward to seeing the next Wallace and Gromit.

]]> By: Jakester http://boingboing.net/2011/06/22/3d-printed-zoetrope.html#comment-1145594 Jakester Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1145594 As previously posted. Gregory Barsamian has been doing this by hand for years. Wonderfully sculpted spinning sculptures presented in dimly lit rooms and "animated" with perfectly timed strobe lights. I saw one of his exhibits a few years ago and I walked through it multiple times. Absolutely amazing. As previously posted. Gregory Barsamian has been doing this by hand for years. Wonderfully sculpted spinning sculptures presented in dimly lit rooms and “animated” with perfectly timed strobe lights. I saw one of his exhibits a few years ago and I walked through it multiple times. Absolutely amazing.

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