Daito Manabe has published in his youtube page an impressive video of what we guess is his next project as sound artist.
Sticky Light is a research project from the University of Tokyo lead by Alvaro Cassinelli. It is a laser spot which bounces on a figure being drawn on paper, trying to escape the labyrinth of lines. There is no camera nor projector; this is an experience where the audience can touch and interact with a beam of pure light – and even play a pong game with bare hands. The quality of the laser light, and the fluidity of the motion makes for a very unique experience.
The piece is based upon a 3d tracking technology developped in our lab in 2003, using a laser diode, a pair of steering mirrors, and a single non-imaging photodetector called the “smart laser scanner” (for details, see here). The hardware is very unique: since there is no camera nor projector (with pixellated sensors or light sources), tracking as well as motion can be extremely smooth and fluid. (The laser power is less than half a milliwatt – half the power of a not very powerful laser pointer – and does not supposes any hazard).
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