[Nottingham] Pipe Dreams - virtually real?... (Marble Machine X)

[Martin]

Folks,

An insight into the Marble Machine X development:


38 Is a Magic Number - Marble Machine X #89
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuruLb5YcPE


And that's 3 days of determined long hours geeking for just one small
section!

Spectacular geekie stuff.

Good for a Hackspace challenge? ;-)


Enjoy,
Martin



On 26/06/2019 16:51, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> The next development is:
> 
> 
> Marble Machine X Plays Drums!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isosWOzmbe0
> 
> 
> That's a good first demo and includes some fun merchandising ;-)
> 
> All good eco-geekie stuff!! Human powered and plants trees! :-)
> 
> Enjoy :-)
> 
> 
> A Hackspace or Minecraft Babbage machine anyone? ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Martin
> 
> 
> 
> On 18/06/2019 17:06, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> For the next amazing instalment:
>>
>>
>> Marble Loop Completed - Marble Machine X #85
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4tpRFoLXbw
>>
>> 'Only' one drum being used for the demo but you get to see the idea and
>> the incredible construction...
>>
>>
>> Beautifully, that has the same sort of ball capture as imagined in the
>> original Pipe Dream:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCIpKAIFyo
>>
>>
>> What next, a Marble Machine Computer?... ;-)
>>
>> Simulate that on Minecraft??
>>
>>
>> All good fantastic fun stuff!
>>
>> Enjoy!
>> Martin
>>
>>
>>
>> On 30/04/2019 13:49, Martin via Nottingham wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> Time moves on and Behold! We have a WIP for:
>>>
>>> *Marble Machine X*
>>>
>>>
>>> Marble Conveyer Belt Completed! - Marble Machine X #78
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AEvQAg6TE0
>>>
>>>
>>> Can Wintergatan be likened to be the ultimate musical marble machine
>>> hacker?!
>>>
>>> Good fun and impressive stuff :-)
>>>
>>> I wonder if the Colossus could be reprogrammed to play music? ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Enjoy,
>>> Martin
>>>
>>>
>>> WIP: Work-In-Progress
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08/03/2016 00:00, Martin wrote:
>>>> The original YouTube posting is now at over 10 MILLION hits in just a
>>>> matter of days. Indeed tremendous stuff!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just as tremendous is for how it was built and developed over 14 months
>>>> in a very cold garage:
>>>>
>>>> How It Works - Part 1 (Wintergatan Marble Machine)
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uog48viZUbM
>>>>
>>>> How It Works - Part 2 (Wintergatan Marble Machine)
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Guq7vZb_E
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Truly tremendous stuff!
>>>>
>>>> Can it be done in Minecraft? :-P
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And whatever did happen to the Animusic people? Hope they haven't got
>>>> themselves too strung up on trying to go beyond the impossible...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All beautifully and musically creative :-)
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy,
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Martin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 04/03/16 13:11, Martin wrote:
>>>>> OK, so I got one detail wrong...
>>>>>
>>>>> The Marble Machine is Finished! 2000 marbles, 3000 parts
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0nj6wrjyA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That is all without a laser cutter!
>>>>>
>>>>> Just one minor design fault... The final machine is too big and heavy to
>>>>> get out of the workshop!!
>>>>>
>>>>> The end result is programmed by a belt of lego and inspiration.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tremendous musical creative fun :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Enjoy,
>>>>> Martin
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 03/03/16 14:29, Martin wrote:
>>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Too good an unreal fabulous work not to mention...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many years ago, we had the then tech-breaking unreality of:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Animusic: "Pipe Dream"
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCIpKAIFyo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Still good. Note the highly elaborate triple bounces for twanging two
>>>>>> strings and drum for a single shot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And now for real, utilising what looks like the hybrid tech of the old
>>>>>> world Jacquard loom and modern world laser cutter, combined with
>>>>>> acoustic instruments, audio electronics for pickups, YouTube, and flying
>>>>>> marbles, we have this fabulous reality:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tremendous stuff!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enjoy,
>>>>>> Martin