Groove Mechanic » fish http://groovemechanic.net Tech. Music. Toys... they're all the same Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:35:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc SeaMe! http://groovemechanic.net/2009/02/seame/ http://groovemechanic.net/2009/02/seame/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:53:36 +0000 abel http://abelallison.com/wp/?p=30 you could make a fish?]]> shot2_crop

SeaMe!

SeaMe is an interactive application that lets children create a fish that will come to life.  They choose the type of fish they want to create, color in the creature, give it attributes, then bring it to life.  The fish is transported into our virtual aquarium where it interacts with other fish.  Each fish becomes part of the natural foodchain, eating some fish and being eaten by others.
Click image to view full photo. Step 1: Draw your Fish Step 2: Import your fish Step 3: Read about the fish you have created Step 4: Observe your fish in its environment! Place your fish on the screen and it is shown on the monitor as it will appear in the fish tank. This is Bernie This is Cleveland One idea for foodchain structure fishstatemachine1_edit 5th Graders making some fish The kids were so into it. The thing they enjoyed most was being able to draw whatever fish they wanted. A softball fish GiantOctopus! SeaMonster SleekFish SoccerFish IdiocyFish Can't wait to go back and show them the new additions to the app Here is the tank during the daytime. Here is the tank at night. This is our big button hacked out of a Staples "That was easy" button. paper-cutout-prototype-003 paper-cutout-prototype-007 paper-cutout-prototype-001 paper-cutout-prototype-010 paper-cutout-prototype-008 This was my initial prototype of doing background subtraction to extract cut-out fish from the camera images. It works really well! These are the photos taken during the extraction process. 1) Red photo 2) Green photo 3) difference 4) normal photo 5) generated mask 6) Final result This app shows what your fish will look like before you send it to the tank. shot2_crop ]]> http://groovemechanic.net/2009/02/seame/feed/ 0