Seb Lee-Delisle
Yesterday I was researching on Brighton Pier to see if there were any shooting / throwing games that I could steal, or in art-speak, “draw inspiration from” for my LazerArcade project. It’s always interesting the current crop of characters from popular culture converted into plush toys. Last year it was Angry Birds, the year before […]
I’ve been working on a system that uses microphones to locate where a bullet has hit the wall, so that I can make a digital firing range using lasers and Nerf guns. Since I posted last, I’ve been thinking more about the history of arcades, first with traditional manned side-shows, and then in the 80s […]
I can’t believe it’s already been two weeks since my first Margate visit and since then there’s been a burst of technical R&D. I’ve decided to recreate the magic of an old fashioned side show, with additional computers and lasers. I was initially inspired by the Das Blinken Blonken project on Instructables. It’s a hand […]
It was my first visit to Margate yesterday since I was a kid. I walked around and got a feel for the town, and was lucky enough to get a tour of the dilapidated theme park, Dreamland. There are creepers and weeds everywhere – a stark reminder that nature takes over astonishingly quickly when left […]
2014 is off to a great start and my first project is an artist’s residency in Margate in the run up to the Geek Festival. I’ll be working on it over the coming weeks and writing up my progress on the Margate Games blog. I was considering reviving the PixelPhones project but now I’m wondering […]
In the first part of this series, we looked at the basics of how scanning lasers work, so now we’ll cover the equipment that you need and how it all connects together. Photo: FFP Laser systems Reminder : lasers are dangerous and you can permanently damage your retina. If you’re interested in working with lasers, […]
Photo : Dave Wilson Over the next few weeks I’ll be working hard on new features of PixelPyros, and I thought it’d be fun to share what I’ve learned. I’m going to start with lasers. Because, well, because lasers. First, a quick word of warning: Lasers are dangerous and you can seriously damage your eyes […]