Month: July 2008

MAKE Projects – Volume 06

MAKE Projects – Volume 06

In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 07 the projects are: Two BEAMbots: Trimet and Solarroller by Gareth Branwyn. Solder together one […]

MAKE Projects – Volume 05

MAKE Projects – Volume 05

In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 05 the projects are: Soda Bottle Rocket by Steve Lodefink. You don’t have to be […]

Direct video manipulation interface

Direct manipulation of video is one of the more uncanny HCI concepts I’ve ever seen. Instead of manipulating time with a traditional scrubber bar, the user can drag objects in the video across their path of movement. Nothing in the video actually changes, but the perception is that you can directly manipulate the objects in […]