Black side of our latest ep "II".

A picture disc using an old stop motion process called "phenakistiscope" to transform the rotating vinyl into an animated sequence.
This allowed us to bring the "audiovisual" side of our collective to this disc.

Here is the result

Check our bandcamp (link in bio) to get the full track.

graphics & animation : Pierre Coubeau & @boriswilmot
music composed by François Gaspard
mixed & mastered by Rowan Van Hoef

#phenakistoscope #stopmotion #vinyls #picturedisc

This is ALEA(s) 2nd EP called II.

We wanted it to be an "audiovisual object" and so we decided to us an old stop motion process called "phenakistiscope" to transform the rotating disc into an animated sequence.

Here is the result

Check our bandcamp (link in bio) to get the full track.

graphics & animation : Pierre Coubeau & @boriswilmot
music composed by François Gaspard
mixed & mastered by Rowan Van Hoef

#phenakistoscope #stopmotion #vinyls #picturedisc

A New Spin on 360 Degree Displays

Back in 2018, [Salah] created a prototype display that seems to defy logic using little more than a Pringles can and a fast motor. While not volumetric, this hack does show the same 2D image from any vantage point in 360 degrees around it.

How can cardboard create this effect? Somewhat like a zoetrope uses slits to create a shutter effect, this display uses a thin slit to limit the view of the image within to one narrow vertical slice at a time. When moving fast enough, Persistence of Vision kicks in to assemble these slices into a complete image. What we think is so cool about this hack is that the effect is the same from any angle and by multiple viewers simultaneously.

The project page and video demonstration after the break are light on details, though the idea is so simple as to not require additional explanation. We assume the bright LED seen in the video below was added to overcome the relatively dim appearance of the image when viewed through the narrow slit and isn't strictly required.

If you are a fan of modern updates to victorian display technology, be sure to check out the 3D printed zeotropes and phenakistiscopes by [Akinori Goto], [Jeremy], and [Greg Borenstein] too.

#ledhacks #360degree #customdisplay #persistenceofvision #phenakistoscope #povdisplay #pringlescan #zeotrope