real life minecraft block #3

Please read this whole thing before you comment!

After several revisions I'm going to go ahead and call this project finished now. All this work made me hungry for a grilled pork chop.

You can read more about this block, projection mapping stuff I've done with Processing, and my other various projects on my website:

http://www.benpurdy.com


Answers to commonly posted questions:

1) It's a single projector pointed at a cardboard box, it looks like the video when you see it in real life. It's not a special effect done in after effects or final cut.

2) I made the program myself using a development tool called Processing (which is essentially a Java library and light-weight IDE).

3) You can't buy it, I'm not selling it, it's not something that can be packaged and sold since it is complicated to set up and would be really expensive (it requires a video projector, computer, and sensor electronics).

4) To sense when the block is hit there is a piezo element taped to the box which can sense the physical impact, it's connected to an arduino and the arduino sends a signal to the computer.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• processing
• arduino
• projection mapping
• augmented reality
• minecraft
• block
• real
• life
• irl

[minigunexo]

Lol that's a simple paper box he is most likely using multiple projectors.

[purdybot]

@minigunexo Yes, it's a box with paper on it. Only one projector though.

[MineCreeper99]

cool :-DD

[MemeHunter101]

who wouldnt want something like that?

[Kythanaable]

...for some weird reason, I want that BAD

[kev9610]

cool :D

[Raiown]

If there was someone watching what you were doing all they would see is you filming yourself smacking a footrest with a paper towel tube haha

[MineBoyzdMc]

Sick made and dont stop uploading

[PackAPuncherz]

now all ya need is a foam minecraft pickaxe and alot more of those blocks

[ThisIsDCG]

oh no.

IT'S ESCAPED.

[S4LeagueHunterPL]

Now make it with bedrock :DDD

[Tim3Hunt3r]

you wanna troll me?! thats awesome :D