Comments on: Richard Clarkson's Cloud lamp: thunder, lightning, Arduino http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 18:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: georgia http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html#comment-1602952 georgia Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199007#comment-1602952 wow, this is actually great, I love the sound of rain and thunder and I think this has the potential to make me sleep a nice sleep ! wow, this is actually great, I love the sound of rain and thunder and I think this has the potential to make me sleep a nice sleep !

]]> By: jimmyungreek http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html#comment-1601117 jimmyungreek Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199007#comment-1601117  Thank you, Katie Paterson, for the link :)  Thank you, Katie Paterson, for the link :)

]]> By: Art http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html#comment-1600887 Art Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199007#comment-1600887 I applaud Mr. Clarkson's work.  This is a most difficult type of piece to achieve and I think he did it extremely well. Clouds, like constellations, are the most difficult subject in creative lighting design. @ bumblebee.... there was nothing on supplied link that illustrated a "much better" work. Can you clarify? I applaud Mr. Clarkson’s work. 
This is a most difficult type of piece to achieve and I think he did it extremely well. Clouds, like constellations, are the most difficult subject in creative lighting design.

@ bumblebee…. there was nothing on supplied link that illustrated a “much better” work. Can you clarify?

]]> By: bumblebeeeeeee http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html#comment-1600868 bumblebeeeeeee Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199007#comment-1600868 Artist Katie Paterson something much better five years ago - it uses live data, and reacts in realtime lighting up a whole pier. http://www.katiepaterson.org/streetlightstorm/ Artist Katie Paterson something much better five years ago – it uses live data, and reacts in realtime lighting up a whole pier. http://www.katiepaterson.org/streetlightstorm/

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html#comment-1600856 Nathan Hornby Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199007#comment-1600856 Could be a little better, but it's still a lovely item, and a project I'm very tempted to undertake (it might be what finally pushes me to pick up an arduino). It would also only really make sense having the thunder follow the flash if you were standing a good mile away from it :p Either way, jack up that brightness (as you say), maybe get a bit of ambient light involved so it's a bit more practical, and I have my self the most atmosphere inducing reading light ever! (Also I'd totally run the audio to my receiver for a full, jump out of your seat effect). Could be a little better, but it’s still a lovely item, and a project I’m very tempted to undertake (it might be what finally pushes me to pick up an arduino).

It would also only really make sense having the thunder follow the flash if you were standing a good mile away from it :p

Either way, jack up that brightness (as you say), maybe get a bit of ambient light involved so it’s a bit more practical, and I have my self the most atmosphere inducing reading light ever!

(Also I’d totally run the audio to my receiver for a full, jump out of your seat effect).

]]> By: zotlerg http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html#comment-1600841 zotlerg Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199007#comment-1600841 To be honest, it's not very good. Needs to be brighter, and the lightening should not follow the volume of the thunder. I was expecting it to flash like sparking electricity, followed by the thunder. But this just limped along like a wet rag wrapped around an LED. Sorry. Nice and fluffy though! To be honest, it’s not very good. Needs to be brighter, and the lightening should not follow the volume of the thunder. I was expecting it to flash like sparking electricity, followed by the thunder. But this just limped along like a wet rag wrapped around an LED. Sorry.
Nice and fluffy though!

]]> By: Frank Diekman http://boingboing.net/2012/12/06/richard-clarksons-cloud.html#comment-1600728 Frank Diekman Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199007#comment-1600728 Very  very frightening. Very  very frightening.

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