[HacktionLab] micro workshop idea - interactive meetings using laser pointers

[Charlie Harvey]

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On 30/05/13 11:15, naomi at aktivix.org wrote:
> Maybe you'd get a general impression of increases area and/or brightness?

Hi,

You can do what's called "blob detection" on a machine rigged up to a
webcam. Would there be any interest in making something like that?

Cheers,


> 
> Quoting Andy S <andys at bristolwireless.net>:
> 
>> On 29 May 2013 17:42, Mick Fuzz <mickfuzz at clearerchannel.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 29/05/13 17:25, Gareth Coleman wrote:
>>> >
>>> > You could call out for a vote at specific times, and it would take
>>> > just a few seconds for everyone to get their spot on target and then
>>> > the results would be visible. Each vote is equal, unlike our voices
>>> > which have a certain 'power' despite all our efforts to consciously
>>> > equalize them.
>>> I love this idea! Let's do it.
>>>
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>> e interesting to see how you count the laser spots especially when
>> they are
>> spread evenly across the selection as they will all be moving quite a
>> lot,
>> unless people have very steady hands. Obviously the more people involved,
>> the harder this gets, unless you have an automated process to count them
>> (well lets face it, a photo would do!)
>>
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