Augmented Shanahan: Extrapolation

Daniel D. Johnson — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:29:01 GMT

This is the second part of a three-part writeup on my augmented Shanahan project. You may want to start with part one. For some background math, you may also want to read the post about my 5C Hackathon entry

From the detection and tracking algorithms, I was able to generate a 2D perspective transformation matrix that mapped coordinates on the wall to pixels in the image. In order to do 3D rendering, however, I needed a 3D transformation matrix. The algorithm I ended up using is based on this post on Stack Exchange, this gist on GitHub, and this Wikipedia page. I will attempt to describe how the algorithm works in the rest of this post.

Infinite Triangles

Daniel D. Johnson — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 04:54:31 GMT

This experiment was one of my first experiments with WebGL. The story behind this one starts with a camping trip I took with some friends. We didn't camp in the wilderness because of logistical issues, so we ended up camping close to a beach. On the beach, people started to build sand sculptures, so I began working on a Sierpinski-esque triangle design, but with recursion in the inner triangle as well. Ultimately, a few other people ended up working on the increasingly intricate design. After the camping trip ended, the triangular fractals (affectionately called "tringles" by my friend Sarah) became a sort of running joke and obsession, and we ended up doodling them all over the place. Eventually I decided to make a version with code that would be infinite.

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Augmented Shanahan: Extrapolation

Infinite Triangles