Mitchell McKenna - tagged with star http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com Real time lightsaber on the Kinect on PC http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8693/real-time-lightsaber-on-the-kinect-on-pc

Proof of concept of tracking and rendering a lightsaber in real time using a Kinect hooked up to a PC. Imagine the possibilities.

Best viewed in fullscreen 480p. I track a wooden stick and I overlay the light glow on the computer. Drivers using OpenKinect, image processing, tracking, and rendering using OpenCV. Audio recorded and processed using Audacity and played using libao.

]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:45:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8693/real-time-lightsaber-on-the-kinect-on-pc/real-time-lightsaber-on-the-kinect-on-pc How The Empire Strikes Back Should Have Ended http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8359/how-the-empire-strikes-back-should-have-ended

Welcome to Season 2! Now, who's your daddy? If you want more Star Wars HISHE, check out our website: http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com for exclusive bonus vids.

THE CREDITS ARE:

Written By: Tina Alexander and Daniel Baxter

Darth Vader - Sam Johnson (who played Venom in our spiderman 3 HISHE)

The Emperor, Luke, & everyone else - Daniel Baxter

Music - Bryan English

Animators - Daniel Baxter and Eric Mehner

Eric is another first timer to the HISHE animation engine. You can find his work at http://www.attackoftheidea.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/zushen2

How It Should Have Ended Comedy Series Inception Nolan Sci Fi Action Animation Animated Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Han Solo Chewbacca Luke Skywalker Darth Vader Boba Fett

]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:13:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8359/how-the-empire-strikes-back-should-have-ended/how-the-empire-strikes-back-should-have-ended STAR WARS I-PAD BRIEFING http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7484/star-wars-i-pad-briefing

A long time ago, in a galaxy blah blah away... Big Jobs does his best to convince a skeptical Rebel Alliance that the i-Pad really is a game changer.

For more about this vid: http://www.adam-buxton.co.uk

]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 23:14:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7484/star-wars-i-pad-briefing/star-wars-i-pad-briefing TEDTalk: Could This Laser Zap Malaria? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7422/nathan-myhrvold-could-this-laser-zap-malaria

Nathan Myhrvold and team's latest inventions -- as brilliant as they are bold -- remind us that the world needs wild creativity to tackle big problems like malaria. And just as that idea sinks in, he rolls out a live demo of a new, mosquito-zapping gizmo you have to see to believe.

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 02:45:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7422/nathan-myhrvold-could-this-laser-zap-malaria/nathan-myhrvold-could-this-laser-zap-malaria Star Trek: How It Should Have Ended http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6665/star-trek-how-it-should-have-ended

Space...the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, and this is how Star Trek should have ended! Check out their website for cool extras: howitshouldhaveended.com

]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:26:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6665/star-trek-how-it-should-have-ended/star-trek-how-it-should-have-ended Just Before Dark http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5770/just-before-dark

"Will the end of an afternoon bring new hope for romance... or will something unexpected force them apart?"

Directed by: Timothy Kendall

Written by: Chris Marrs

Starring: Erin Cahill Chris Marrs Mark Labbato

Cinematography by: Florian Stadler

Produced by: Tedd Asbille

]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:10:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5770/just-before-dark/just-before-dark Darth Vaders Voice Before Voice Over http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5548/darth-vaders-voice-before-voice-over

The original track of Darth Vader's voice as performed by the man who acted him, David Prowse. Imagine what a different movie Star Wars would have been if they had left it like this. From the Documentary "Empire OF Dreams"

]]> Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:31:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5548/darth-vaders-voice-before-voice-over/darth-vaders-voice-before-voice-over Death Star 9/11 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4521/death-star-911

In a parody of the 9/11 attacks a group of stormtroopers talk about that fateful day the death star exploded.

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:37:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4521/death-star-911/death-star-911 Chad Vader Breaks the Internet http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4326/chad-vader-breaks-the-internet

Chad, in an attempt to force BlogWorld to accept him, breaks the internet. He contacts 3 famous new media experts to help him out.

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:38:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4326/chad-vader-breaks-the-internet/chad-vader-breaks-the-internet Darth Vader Can't Touch This MC Hammer http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3487/darth-vader-cant-touch-this-mc-hammer Darth Vader and the storm troopers dancing to Can't Touch This by MC Hammer. ]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:46:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3487/darth-vader-cant-touch-this-mc-hammer/darth-vader-cant-touch-this-mc-hammer Green Lantern Trailer http://mitchmckenna.com/post/2654/green-lantern-trailer ***THIS IS A FAN MADE TRAILER*** This is my vision for a Green Lantern movie with Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan. He won't be Hal for real, but all the more reason for a fan trailer! Shots I adapted from the following movies, tv shows, and trailers: Planet of the Apes Serenity Trailer Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer… ]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 03:29:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/2654/green-lantern-trailer/green-lantern-trailer Chad Vader Season 2 #1 "The Takeover" http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1180/chad-vader-season-2-1-quotthe-takeoverquot THE WAIT IS OVER! Chad is back! Empire Market has been taken over by corporate chain Red Leader Foods. Chad and company get their first look at their new owner. Support season 2 by donating or buying merch at http://www.blamesociety.net Directed and Edited by Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda http://blamesociety.net Written by Matt Sloan, Aaron Yonda, Craig Johnson, and Rob… ]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:27:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1180/chad-vader-season-2-1-quotthe-takeoverquot/chad-vader-season-2-1-quotthe-takeoverquot 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes http://mitchmckenna.com/post/805/40-inspirational-speeches-in-2-minutes Can you name all the movies? www.overthinkingit.com TRANSCRIPT: Shame on you. This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're going to let it be the worst. And I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walking out, letting them get the best of you. Well, I'm not going home. We've come too… ]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:55:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/805/40-inspirational-speeches-in-2-minutes/40-inspirational-speeches-in-2-minutes