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A ball with 256 nodes or buttons spread around it's surface, each of which activates a different sound when pressed. by rolling the ball, a random melody is created
Roly Poly chime ball
http://www.thisoldt...ypolychimeball.html
[pocmloc, Feb 20 2012]
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I like it; sounds like a great toy for creative kids and bored
adults. Give it a memory function to save particularly
appealing results, then string them together into virtuoso
Melody Ball compositions, then budding Mozarts can make
wonderful music whilst simultaneously bonking their
siblings over the head. |
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During a game of soccer, track the ball with high
resolution cameras / telephoto lenses. Decorate
the surface of the ball with visual markers. (If you
like, they can be infra-red-retroreflective, and you
can
put coaxial IR strobes on the cameras. That way
the appearance of the ball is unchanged for
players and spectators). |
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For some suitable
distribution of redundant markers, it should be
possible to get the ball's orientation as an
uninterrupted, continuous function of time,
throughout the game. Map that onto musical
notes -- empirically develop a mapping that gives
esthetically pleasing notes. //256 nodes// would
be one possible mapping. In development, do it
offline but, when you've got it working, do it in
real time, and offer it as a second, optional audio
channel, for those who prefer to watch the game
without commentary. |
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could this be an insideout spherical xylophone with a
metal ball inside? |
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