so we're gonna make our own reactable ..

[Jay Vaughan]

> Make sure that you position the camera such that no direct  
> reflection from
> the projector in the surface material is reaching the ccd. - the  
> same btw
> goes for the ir leds (which are the exact same as the ones I used).
> Make a sturdy frame and surface, as even minor bends of the surface  
> will make
> the 'static' image change
> Make sure that there will be no ir shadows from the surface mounts.
>

Duly noted! :)

> If I were to do a table (again) I would choose chipboard (to make  
> it sturdy)
> as the 5 'table' surfaces (bottom and sides) and use a larger  
> acrylic plate
> to position on top. This would make shadows from the mounts  
> impossible. I
> would choose as thick a surface material as possible (> 2 cm if  
> possible,
> maybe by laying a fully transparent (but still non-reflective  
> surface below)
> to avoid elasticity. - I still have no clue how I would obtain an  
> even ir
> light distribution, but directing the leds towards a white painted  
> bottom and
> lots of diffusing paper springs to mind...

Yeah, this are all good experience lessons .. well and truly noted.

> I choose to design 'my' table with easy packaging in mind by using  
> aluminum
> profiles, but I ended up with a table too difficult to disassemble  
> to ever
> leave the room it was assembled in (in a nutshell).
>


Our goal is to permanently leave it running at the Metalab space, so ..

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Jay Vaughan