User:Quinten Swagerman

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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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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. 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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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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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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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.

Stock vs oyo 1.jpg Stock vs oyo 2.jpg Stock vs oyo 3.jpg Stock vs oyo 4.jpg

Running electricity through the screen connection randomly, it didn't work as the voltage was too low.

A recent discussion about e-paper on the Arduino forums.

Perhaps an alternative would be to buy a bunch of cheap e-readers. (These are sold out everywhere.)


LCD

Or use a digital frame.

Narrative / non-narrative

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

Proposal

Thesis

Misc