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== Displays for a possible display-based zoetrope ==
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'''E-paper'''
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E-paper would be great, as it's thin, viewable from a broad angle, has a high contrast and a nice texture. [http://www.pervasivedisplays.com Pervasive Displays] manufacture e-paper displays, one of their offices is located in Soest, The Netherlands. They don't sell it, sadly. The cheapest/nearest reseller I found is Ineltek, in Heidenheim, Germany.
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[http://www.pervasivedisplays.com/products/panels Pervasive Displays 2.7 inch]
Active area: 29 x 22 mm / 264 x 176 px
34 euros per screen, when buying 10-15 pcs.
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[http://www.pervasivedisplays.com/products/panels Pervasive Displays 4.41 inch]
Active area: 90 x 67 mm / 400 x 300 px
52.60 euros per screen, when buying 10-15 pcs.
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[http://www.pervasivedisplays.com/products/panels Pervasive Displays 7.4 inch]
Active area: 100 x 162 mm / 480 x 800 px
119,75 euros per screen, when buying 10-15 pcs.
'''Taking apart a broken e-reader to see if it's possible to do something with the screen.'''
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Running electricity through the connectors randomly, it didn't work as the voltage was too low. Also, the touch screen seemed to be inseparable from the e-paper screen.
[http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,97124.0/wap2.html A recent discussion about e-paper on the Arduino forums.]
[http://www.selexyz.nl/product/2001000000029/oyo-refurbished-gereviseerd-op-op/ Perhaps an alternative would be to buy a bunch of cheap e-readers.] (These are sold out everywhere.)
'''LCD'''
[http://www.beslist.nl/products/elektronica/elek_digitale_fotolijsten/c/beeldschermgrootte_fotolijst~104788+104790 Or use a digital frame.]


== Narrative / non-narrative ==
== Narrative / non-narrative ==

Revision as of 16:29, 10 May 2012

Graduation

LCD zoetrope tests

A test using a circular array of smartphones - to find out if zoetropic motion is possible with LCD screens. Findings:

  • It works
  • The limited viewing angle doesn't seem to be a problem
  • When viewed in the dark the screens seem to 'float' mid-circle
  • The screens reflect into each other, better use non-or-less-reflective ones
  • In a dark environment the screens cast beams of light on the surroundings
  • As with a regular zoetrope, images get slightly squished horizontally
  • This test should be repeated with just iPhones, set on the same brightness, and using thinner slits.

Shadowplay tests

Makeshift setup:

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Narrative / non-narrative

Reference: Jonas Odell - Här Är Karusellen - an animation structured around looped scenes

Proposal

Thesis

Misc