Jason, I-Cube ------- I actually was working with the I-Cube last month doing some interactive storytelling projects and ended up creating an external cast with a few behaviors to handle MIDI events sent from the XMIDI xtra. I am still working on the Open-Source behaviors, but I can post the beta versions publicly if you'd like. I also have notes about how to set the whole thing up and a usage notes for the xtra - it is a little dodgy on the usability end...I haven't had time to explore the MUS extra for dynamic dialog boxes.
If people have had good luck with the MIDIio xtra from AudioMulch, I may look at converting the MIDI capture behavior over to that from the xMIDI since MIDIio is cross platform. Basically the way it works is that the I-Cube sends a MIDI message(usually comprised of four parts) to your midi controller connected to your computer via serial or USB connection and into the required OMS software. Using the MIDI xtra and my behaviors, Director can detect these signals and either display the message received or react to it by going to a frame, marker, or by running a handler. I built the behavior with several filters so that you can perform an action if an element in the MIDI message is equal, less than, greater than, or between the values you input. There is also an option to react to ALL midi messages. It was pretty flexible for my project and another student who developed a kiosk-like interface, so it may help you out as well. Other Options ------------- I found the I-Cube to be pretty useful and simple to use, although I have found some other setups that may work and be significantly less expensive (albeit quite a bit more technical): => Phidgets (http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/grouplab/phidgets/index.html) => Parallax Microcontrollers (http://www.parallaxinc.com/index.asp) => BasicX Microcontrollers (http://www.basicx.com/) Switches, Servos, and Show Control ----------------------------------- As far as actuators go (the things that actually "do" stuff) and MIDI controlled power switches, I found a good table of companies that provide "Motion Control" and "Show Control" (good key terms to look up) products at these places: => http://www.zircondesigns.com/Manufacturers-ShowControl.htm => http://dmoz.org/Business/Industries/Arts_and_Entertainment/Equipment/Manufac turers/Lighting/ => http://www.mediamat.com/ Let me know if there is any additional information I may be able to help with... Good Luck, Mathew J. Ray Senior Interactive Design Student Savannah College of Art & Design http://www.seriphdesign.com/mathew ----------Original Message---------- Message: 19 From: "Jason Je" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 15:06:32 -0500 Subject: <lingo-l> Installation Related Questions Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Guys... I am thinking of making an installation piece utilizing censors and kiosk(s) for my thesis project... Here are few questions regarding this project... 1. I am thinking of using I-Cube from InfusionSystems... I did a piece with Houdini before that is driven by the sensors... And I saw that there was XMidi Xtra(http://troikaranch.org/troikatronix/xmidi.html) that runs on Macintosh... Does anybody know if there is any Windows counterpart that will let Director communicate through the midi connection??? I see that there are some such as DirectCommunication Xtra, Serial Xtra, Sequence Xtra and so on, but can't find anything particular for this project. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
