Particle Physics Windchime - Revision history

Mbellis: /* Thanks */

2011-06-29T17:38:33Z

Thanks

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	Thanks to everyone who helped on this project during the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]]. Not just our group of developers, but the organizers of the event itself.		Thanks to everyone who helped on this project during the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]]. Not just our group of developers, but the organizers of the event itself.
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-	~~This outreach work was supported by National Science Foundation Awards 0652409 and 0969487.~~

Mbellis: /* Thanks */

2011-06-28T03:28:46Z

Thanks

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	Thanks to everyone who helped on this project during the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]]. Not just our group of developers, but the organizers of the event itself.		Thanks to everyone who helped on this project during the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]]. Not just our group of developers, but the organizers of the event itself.
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		+	This outreach work was supported by National Science Foundation Awards 0652409 and 0969487.

Mbellis at 21:58, 26 May 2011

2011-05-26T21:58:50Z

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	[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|300px]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|300px]]		[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|300px]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|300px]]
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		+	Join the [http://groups.google.com/group/particlewindchime Google discussion group on this work!]

	= Download =		= Download =

Mbellis: /* Download */

2011-05-26T21:49:07Z

Download

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	The PPW is written using the [http://processing.org processing programming language]. One very nice feature, is that it can create a transferable application (using Java) for different platforms.		The PPW is written using the [http://processing.org processing programming language]. One very nice feature, is that it can create a transferable application (using Java) for different platforms.

-	~~There is a~~ 2D version ~~and a 3D version for the visualization part of the app~~. ~~Depending on your setup, you may find one or the other runs better on your machine~~.	+	'''The 2D version is now deprecated. No further development will be done with that version.''

-	* Linux: ~~[http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_2D_linux.zip 2D (.zip)],~~ [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_3D_linux.zip 3D (.zip)]	+	* Linux: [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_3D_linux.zip 3D (.zip)]
-	* Mac OSX: ~~[http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_2D_macosx.zip 2D (.zip)],~~ [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_3D_macosx.zip 3D (.zip)]	+	* Mac OSX: [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_3D_macosx.zip 3D (.zip)]
-	* Windows: ~~[http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_2D_windows.zip 2D (.zip)],~~ [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_3D_windows.zip 3D (.zip)]	+	* Windows: [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~bellis/ppw/Downloads/app_ppw_3D_windows.zip 3D (.zip)]

	= Running =		= Running =

Mbellis: /* Running */

2011-03-25T23:05:10Z

Running

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	* When you have downloaded the .zip file, uncompress it using the tool of your choice (unzip, StuffIt).		* When you have downloaded the .zip file, uncompress it using the tool of your choice (unzip, StuffIt).
	* This creates a directory called <code>app_ppw_2D_<OS></code> or <code>app_ppw_3D_<OS></code>, where OS is the operating system (linux, macosx or windows).		* This creates a directory called <code>app_ppw_2D_<OS></code> or <code>app_ppw_3D_<OS></code>, where OS is the operating system (linux, macosx or windows).
-		+	* Running the app is slightly different, depending on your Operating System (OS).
-	== Linux ==	+	** Linux
-	* Go into this directory and run the executable.	+	*** Go into this directory and run the executable.
	cd app_ppw_2D_linux		cd app_ppw_2D_linux
	./ppw_2D		./ppw_2D
-		+	** Mac OSX
-	== Mac OSX ==	+	*** Go into the app_ppw_2D_macosx/app_ppw_3D_macosx directory.
-	* Go into the app_ppw_2D_macosx/app_ppw_3D_macosx directory.	+	*** In here, you should see an Application (actually it's directory) called ppw_2D.app (or ppw_3D.app) Double click on the icon/name to run the program.
-	* In here, you should see an Application (actually it's directory) called ppw_2D.app (or ppw_3D.app) Double click on the icon/name to run the program.	+	**Windows
-		+	*** Go into the app_ppw_2D_windows/app_ppw_2D_windows directory.
-	== Windows ==	+	*** In here, you should see an executable called ppw_2D (or ppw_3D). Double click on the icon/name to run the program.
-	* Go into the app_ppw_2D_windows/app_ppw_2D_windows directory.	+
-	* In here, you should see an executable called ppw_2D (or ppw_3D). Double click on the icon/name to run the program.	+

	= Using the Particle Physics Windchime =		= Using the Particle Physics Windchime =

Mbellis: /* Coming soon! */

2011-03-25T19:58:59Z

Coming soon!

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	== Coming soon! ==		== Coming soon! ==
-	* The purple dropdown menus will be enabled in a future release so that you can select your own sonic mappings.	+	* The purple dropdown menus will be enabled in a future release so that you can select your own sonic mappings.
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		+	= Known bugs =
		+	* The purple dropdown menus don't do anything right now. They're just placeholders.
		+	* The text is blurry on the GUI in the 3D app. This is a known issue related to my using the P3D renderer. The problem goes away if I use the OPENGL renderer, but with that, I get some crashes. It could be related to my Linux/Java installation.
		+	** [http://forum.processing.org/topic/why-my-controlp5-is-blurry-and-how-to-adjust-my-peasycam-to-the-center-of-my-object Processing forum discussion about blurry text.]

	= Thanks =		= Thanks =

Mbellis at 19:52, 25 March 2011

2011-03-25T19:52:39Z

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-	The Particle Physics Windchime (PPW) project grew out of a first-order version developed at the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]] in 2010.	+	The Particle Physics Windchime (PPW) project grew out of a first-order version developed at the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]] in 2010. The PPW is being developed and maintained by [[Main Page \| Matt Bellis]] and [http://www.physicsdavid.net/ David Harris].

	[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|300px]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|300px]]		[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|300px]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|300px]]

Mbellis: /* Using the Particle Physics Windchime */

2011-03-25T19:51:26Z

Using the Particle Physics Windchime

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	= Using the Particle Physics Windchime =		= Using the Particle Physics Windchime =
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		+	== Run it! ==
		+	* Select a file using the Select a File dropdown menu at the top.
		+	** Note that these files represent simulations of different particle physics processes.
		+	* Press Play.
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		+	== Change it! ==
		+	* Try different files (physics processes). Do they look/sound different?
		+	* Try different Mappings using the Mapping drop down menu at the top.
		+	** These are presets that take different particle physics/detector properties and map them onto the sonic characteristics.
		+	* Change the speed using the Tempo slider in the lower-left.
		+	* In the 3D version, you can change the view using the mouse and the mouse buttons (PeasyCam libraray in processing).
		+	** Left button: rotate
		+	** Middle button: translate
		+	** Right button: zoom
		+
		+	== Coming soon! ==
		+	* The purple dropdown menus will be enabled in a future release so that you can select your own sonic mappings.
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		+	= Thanks =
		+	This project makes use of the following tools:
		+	* [http://www.processing.org/ The processing language]
		+	* Some extra processing libraries.
		+	** [http://soundcipher.org/ Soundcipher], for the sound.
		+	** [http://www.sojamo.de/libraries/controlP5/ controlP5], for the GUI.
		+	** [http://mrfeinberg.com/peasycam/ PeasyCam], for the camera control on the 3D version.
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		+	Thanks to everyone who helped on this project during the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]]. Not just our group of developers, but the organizers of the event itself.

Mbellis at 19:38, 25 March 2011

2011-03-25T19:38:59Z

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	The Particle Physics Windchime (PPW) project grew out of a first-order version developed at the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]] in 2010.		The Particle Physics Windchime (PPW) project grew out of a first-order version developed at the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]] in 2010.

-	[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|~~500px~~]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|~~500px~~]]	+	[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|300px]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|300px]]

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Mbellis at 19:38, 25 March 2011

2011-03-25T19:38:11Z

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	The Particle Physics Windchime (PPW) project grew out of a first-order version developed at the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]] in 2010.		The Particle Physics Windchime (PPW) project grew out of a first-order version developed at the [[Sonification \| Science Hack Day SF]] in 2010.

-	[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|~~200px~~]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|~~200px~~]]	+	[[Image:Ppw_3D_image.jpg\|500px]] [[Image:Ppw_2D_image.jpg\|500px]]

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