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Clockworks Club Demo

Galen

July 30, 2017 21:10

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I've been working on a club lighting system I'm branding as "Clockworks". Technically, it's not just for clubs, but that's an obvious applications. I've hacked out a simple club design to showcase some of the capabilities of the lighting system. Check it out here:

    https://atlas.sansar.com/experiences/galen/clockworks-club-demo

Some things to note. First, every last light in the scene is animated and in sync with the 140 BMP song (Fred Baker & Nyram's "Confirmation", as played by Tiesto) that I've included. Even the "sun" slowly orbits while you watch. The whole scheme can be synchronized to any song during a concert, provided you give a BPM for it. The system is heavily programmable, even during a live show. I've only included a single program for each light in this demo, though the number of programs per light is effectively unlimited.

I will be selling the control scripts and the simple light guide objects very soon on the Marketplace under the Clockworks brand for creators looking to add a little more dynamicity to their experiences.

I welcome comments and questions here. Cheers.

 

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  Galen July 30, 2017 21:58

  One possibility I'm considering involves reading the song info that comes with some music streams to do BPM lookups for automatic synchronization. That can't happen for now, given limits with Sansar.

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  Teager July 30, 2017 21:49

  Awesome! This could have some really exciting implications for the future of clubbing and live concerts in Sansar. I'm picturing a dynamically updating lighting engine that's able to respond to manual input to change lighting programs and effects at different points in a song, similar to what you might see in a real world show. This adds so much life to the scene!

  For some inspiration, check out Unity's Koreographer asset. I've been wanting to do something cool with this asset for a long time...

  Koreographer disco dodge ball with reactive club lights

  Koreographer bouncing shooter game

  Great work! :)

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  Galen July 30, 2017 21:57

  Cool beans.

  Yeah, that's what I have in mind. I actually am planning a web-based console for DJs and lighting people so they can reprogram each element before a show or on the fly.

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  Torley - Sansar July 31, 2017 19:33

  GALEN, HERE'S MY FEEDBACK

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/oe3l9vbwajhvu2k/Sansar%20VR%20Rave%20%40%20Galen%27s%20Clockworks%20Club%20Demo.mp4?dl=0

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  Desty February 12, 2018 12:20

  I have been a professional nightclub/touring DJ/Producer for around 20 years..Im looking forward to watching this grow into Sansar..More than help if you need any advice on equipment or to test anything out

   

   

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  Teager July 30, 2017 22:05

  That sounds amazeballs! That would really add a lot to the music scene.

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  Agustine July 31, 2017 00:40

  Nice stuff Galen..

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  Richardus Raymaker July 31, 2017 12:30

  It's great. Still need to look at it.

  
  But from the early VR days i have the question how is this in VR ?
  Did you tried it ? I know in SL  dance floors and lights can make you pretty motion sick. But how is this with flashing lights ? Besides some people that cannot handle flashing better stay out.

  I need to test it myself in desktop and VR. :)

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  Galen July 31, 2017 14:57

  I used my Vive to explore it. It looks more "real", like everything else here, when viewed with an HMD.

  I don't feel any hint of motion sickness from it. I tried to design a simple lighting program that wouldn't push the limits of the potential motion sickness that I know some people feel with moving lights and stuff.

  Does anyone else who has seen it with an HMD have feedback?

  Edited by Galen July 31, 2017 14:57
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  Richardus Raymaker July 31, 2017 17:09

  Thanks !, i go for sure check it, In desktop and HMD !

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  Chris Jackson July 31, 2017 18:47

  From the desktop, it looks really cool, nice job.

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  Agustine July 31, 2017 19:43

  ..some people mostly women report bad motion sickness, very little in desktop mode for me but really not that bad at all.. you get use to it... but if you can design a switch that end users, guests can turn off on their end would be helpful...

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  Galen July 31, 2017 21:37

  @Torley: Seriously laughing out loud. :-D That video is awesome. I've been wondering when people are going to actually start doing Vive dancing. :-)

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  Richardus Raymaker July 31, 2017 21:45

  @galen When the can move there legs ? The need a few extra sensors for it and support.

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  Galen July 31, 2017 23:00

  That would be great.

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  Galen August 01, 2017 02:14

  So far I've gotten nothing but positive feedback on this. Nobody has reported any sort of motion sickness or other ill effects. Unless you count Torley's Vive dancing.

  Edited by Galen August 01, 2017 02:16
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  JCat August 01, 2017 02:39

  I popped by earlier. Love love it! The perfectly synced pulsing ball - whoah!  Not a hint of sickness..

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  Richardus Raymaker August 01, 2017 12:51

  Well, i need to try it in VR still. but in desktop mode i would hide in dark corner or leave. It did trigger the same problem as secondlife because the fast moving objects.

  It's mabye better in VR....

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  Galen August 02, 2017 12:58

  Clockworks is now documented and in the Marketplace:

  https://help.sansar.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115018323423-The-Clockworks-scripts-are-now-available-in-the-store