Monthly Archives: June 2009

Webcam spherize

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Liam

I cobbled this webcam demo together for no other reason than creative curiosity – a half of mirrors for the information age, I guess – source

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Head tracking in 3D

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Liam

I started trying to find useful things to do with face detection, but with limited success. I tried using the Libspark Haar Cascades implementation of face detection with Papervision3D to create a sort of head tracking effect, but it’s a … Continue reading →

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Synchronising animation across multiple SWFs

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Liam

I’ve been asked a few times now to create effects that require multiple instances of the Flash Player on a page to interact and remain in sync – even with interaction. Because of this, using timed events is no good … Continue reading →

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Terminator Salvation online game

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Liam
Terminator Salvation online game

I just found this online multiplayer Flash game for Terminator Salvation. Multiuser Flash games have come a long way since I built Dinky Bomb all those years ago. The graphics are very impressive and overall I’m really impressed, though the … Continue reading →

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Multitouch for the masses

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Liam

Just spotted a video on James Alliban‘s blog of how to make your own cheap multitouch table. It’s a lot easier if you’re not initially bothered with projecting your image back into the table – otherwise you’ll need a projector … Continue reading →

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