It’s time to start the music, it’s time to light the lights…. Dedicated to Animal.
A while ago I responded to a call on the ‘b3ta’ mailing list which asked to able to play the air drums. So, I created a Flash application that does movement detection using a webcam and plays drum kit sounds when certain parts of the screen/camera detect movement. You have in your kit: a snare, bass, kick, symbols and a hi-hat.
I originally envisaged people just using their hands to tap a rhythm, but I discovered some people posted about using their tongues! Which is up close and personal!
You could also stand at a distance and dance to the beat of your own drum.
[flash /projects/DrumAnimal/swf/DrumAnimal.swf mode=1]
Note:
On Mac OS X the default webcam selected by Flash may not be appropriate, so you may have to open the Flash settings to change it to the built-in iSight. For example:
Right Click on the Flash App: Settings->[WebCam Icon]->[Camera DropDown]-> [ Select: USB Video Class Video]