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Good thoughts, but I too am not sure how well it would work as it's relying on one's cognitive ability to transfer sight into physical motion of some sort, just like in art. We can all do it, but it's not easy for all - though I think some it may fall right into place with. I am the same way with brain computer interfaces, I cannot wait to get my hands on an Emotiv Epoch to experiment with it as I love the mind.

I am a programmer and in the same vein have been trying to find a way to do this sort of thing with modern technology. So far I have come up with something, mayhaps on the Nintendo DS for it's stylus, where there are nothing but tiny tiny pixels, all of which are constantly shifting through the color spectrum. By moving the stylus or dragging the mouse, a path is made through them, entirely made of offsets in time in the color shift. My idea is almost identical to yours from here, you could be able to trace the patterns you see and hopefully this would mimic the energy fields we see.

Regardless it will only be a shy glimpse of what's really there, which is what's keeping me from developing it further. Let's keep the ideas going though, with our collective minds I'm sure something might emerge!

Also the question must be asked, do we really want to do this? This is the sort of thing that may make some of the stuff seem to lose its magic, although as I type this it may also increase our respect and awe of it if we understand it, so it could go both ways, but is a good thing to be concerned of..

Oh, and after an afternoon on mushrooms, SWIM's roommate and her saw many visions in a door, and went to Jerry's Art-o-rama and found huge rolls of white paper and masking tape for sale, we haven't put them up over the walls and doors for drawing yet as SWIM's roommate has withdrawn and become odd (SWIM's roommate has BEEN odd, it was actually a strange week where roommie WASN'T odd when that afternoon happened) but SWIM is finding it hard to not want to put them up now and see where it leads. The plan is to have plenty of assorted tools, and hopefully anyone who voyages will be inspired to inscribe something - will take pictures if anything arises from this!

P.S. On the particular laser pointer technique, what kind of pointer are we talking about? I guess any would work, but some of the really smaller lighter than paperish ones can be awkward to trace straight lines and whatnot, leading me to believe that it would be very inaccurate compared to what was really seen - even a mouse with MS paint is rough with no tactile feedback. Methinks a WACOM pad might be another alternative to try?

<blockquote data-quote="SpiceGirl" data-source="post: 3269411" data-attributes="member: 2048">Good thoughts, but I too am not sure how well it would work as it&#039;s relying on one&#039;s cognitive ability to transfer sight into physical motion of some sort, just like in art. We can all do it, but it&#039;s not easy for all - though I think some it may fall right into place with. I am the same way with brain computer interfaces, I cannot wait to get my hands on an Emotiv Epoch to experiment with it as I love the mind.I am a programmer and in the same vein have been trying to find a way to do this sort of thing with modern technology. So far I have come up with something, mayhaps on the Nintendo DS for it&#039;s stylus, where there are nothing but tiny tiny pixels, all of which are constantly shifting through the color spectrum. By moving the stylus or dragging the mouse, a path is made through them, entirely made of offsets in time in the color shift. My idea is almost identical to yours from here, you could be able to trace the patterns you see and hopefully this would mimic the energy fields we see.Regardless it will only be a shy glimpse of what&#039;s really there, which is what&#039;s keeping me from developing it further. Let&#039;s keep the ideas going though, with our collective minds I&#039;m sure something might emerge!Also the question must be asked, do we really want to do this? This is the sort of thing that may make some of the stuff seem to lose its magic, although as I type this it may also increase our respect and awe of it if we understand it, so it could go both ways, but is a good thing to be concerned of..Oh, and after an afternoon on mushrooms, SWIM&#039;s roommate and her saw many visions in a door, and went to Jerry&#039;s Art-o-rama and found huge rolls of white paper and masking tape for sale, we haven&#039;t put them up over the walls and doors for drawing yet as SWIM&#039;s roommate has withdrawn and become odd (SWIM&#039;s roommate has BEEN odd, it was actually a strange week where roommie WASN&#039;T odd when that afternoon happened) but SWIM is finding it hard to not want to put them up now and see where it leads. The plan is to have plenty of assorted tools, and hopefully anyone who voyages will be inspired to inscribe something - will take pictures if anything arises from this!P.S. On the particular laser pointer technique, what kind of pointer are we talking about? I guess any would work, but some of the really smaller lighter than paperish ones can be awkward to trace straight lines and whatnot, leading me to believe that it would be very inaccurate compared to what was really seen - even a mouse with MS paint is rough with no tactile feedback. Methinks a WACOM pad might be another alternative to try?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SpiceGirl, post: 3269411, member: 2048"] Good thoughts, but I too am not sure how well it would work as it's relying on one's cognitive ability to transfer sight into physical motion of some sort, just like in art. We can all do it, but it's not easy for all - though I think some it may fall right into place with. I am the same way with brain computer interfaces, I cannot wait to get my hands on an Emotiv Epoch to experiment with it as I love the mind. I am a programmer and in the same vein have been trying to find a way to do this sort of thing with modern technology. So far I have come up with something, mayhaps on the Nintendo DS for it's stylus, where there are nothing but tiny tiny pixels, all of which are constantly shifting through the color spectrum. By moving the stylus or dragging the mouse, a path is made through them, entirely made of offsets in time in the color shift. My idea is almost identical to yours from here, you could be able to trace the patterns you see and hopefully this would mimic the energy fields we see. Regardless it will only be a shy glimpse of what's really there, which is what's keeping me from developing it further. Let's keep the ideas going though, with our collective minds I'm sure something might emerge! Also the question must be asked, do we really want to do this? This is the sort of thing that may make some of the stuff seem to lose its magic, although as I type this it may also increase our respect and awe of it if we understand it, so it could go both ways, but is a good thing to be concerned of.. Oh, and after an afternoon on mushrooms, SWIM's roommate and her saw many visions in a door, and went to Jerry's Art-o-rama and found huge rolls of white paper and masking tape for sale, we haven't put them up over the walls and doors for drawing yet as SWIM's roommate has withdrawn and become odd (SWIM's roommate has BEEN odd, it was actually a strange week where roommie WASN'T odd when that afternoon happened) but SWIM is finding it hard to not want to put them up now and see where it leads. The plan is to have plenty of assorted tools, and hopefully anyone who voyages will be inspired to inscribe something - will take pictures if anything arises from this! P.S. On the particular laser pointer technique, what kind of pointer are we talking about? I guess any would work, but some of the really smaller lighter than paperish ones can be awkward to trace straight lines and whatnot, leading me to believe that it would be very inaccurate compared to what was really seen - even a mouse with MS paint is rough with no tactile feedback. Methinks a WACOM pad might be another alternative to try? [/QUOTE]