Virtual Fireflies

5.18.2006

Create a realistic looking forest sceen at dusk. Flowing water? Add CGI fireflies, different colors, maybe have them create different tones when they glow. A bug symphony? Sounds fade in and out and pan left, right, up, down with the movement of the firefly. Art exhibit? Maybe only open during real dusk?

4 Comments:

At 5/20/06 11:57 AM, tokyocrunch said...: Real-time weather / light conditions? Modified by viewer (bio-feedback mechanism)?

Is it possible to manifest "fireflies" as gently bobbing points of light in a smoky room? A chill lounge? Can you set the focal point of a beam of light, or strike a point in space from two angles in order to create the illusion of a hovering low?
At 5/20/06 3:37 PM, Nathan Verrill said...: Apparently, yes, they can be manifested, provided there is smoke or some other substance that can reflect the light, and two invisible lasers are used such that when they intersect a visible dot of light is produced.

see: http://www.nvnews.net/articles/3dimagery/theory.shtml

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/sep2000/969817065.Eg.r.html
At 5/22/06 9:39 AM, tokyocrunch said...: More proof of concept here.
At 5/23/06 10:44 PM, Nathan Verrill said...: So, the trick is to get our hands on this thing, or similar, and do something simple and elegant with it, instead of going "over the top".