[SFS] Small Computers Idea

David L. Anselmi sfs@thegeek.nu
Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:35:36 -0700


Gary A. Romero wrote:
> How about this for a small computers project?

For those who don't want to spend 3 minutes figuring out what Gary is talking about:

"Bullet time" is a movie effect where time is frozen but the camera pans around the scene.

Some guys hooked up Pis (48) with cameras in a circle.  The cameras take a picture at the same time 
and you can "rotate" the image of what's in the circle.

I think the time lapse mentioned at the end is more interesting because the bullet time sim uses a 
stationary object.  Speeding up slow things (or likewise, slowing down fast things) sounds more fun 
to me.

(Now if you wanted to bullet time the earth, at <1m resolution and >30fps, that would be fun.  But 
it's hard to do in a weekend.  (Applications at 
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/06/startup-skybox/))

Dave