Comments on: Make the Future You Imagined: The Power Glove — 20th Anniversary Edition http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/ Aromatic, organic, no longer associated with persistent environmental toxins? Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mark429 http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9440 mark429 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:22:16 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-9440 Man good work! I remember wiring up my PG to a parallel port and playing volleyball in REND386 following the guide out of PCVR back in the 90's. You've totally brought the PG to a new level of awesome. Eat your heart out Wii. =) Man good work! I remember wiring up my PG to a parallel port and playing volleyball in REND386 following the guide out of PCVR back in the 90′s. You’ve totally brought the PG to a new level of awesome. Eat your heart out Wii. =)

]]> By: Mike Cline http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9405 Mike Cline Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:55:33 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-9405 Absolutely awesome post. I dabble in hardware devices and literally just received my old powerglove (had my grandmother dig it out of storage boxes up north) as I had the idea of turning it into a theremin-like musical device. I started searching to see who else out there had a love for the old glove and stumbled across your video. I couldn't agree more with your quote: "No, I loved the Power Glove for what it represented -- a precursor to virtual reality, a way for humans to directly manipulate computers, like an artifact from some sort of alternate future Earth." Absolutely awesome post. I dabble in hardware devices and literally just received my old powerglove (had my grandmother dig it out of storage boxes up north) as I had the idea of turning it into a theremin-like musical device. I started searching to see who else out there had a love for the old glove and stumbled across your video.

I couldn’t agree more with your quote: “No, I loved the Power Glove for what it represented — a precursor to virtual reality, a way for humans to directly manipulate computers, like an artifact from some sort of alternate future Earth.”

]]> By: kenny http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9341 kenny Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:59:31 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-9341 hey biphenyl i was wondering if i dont want the finger controls, can i completly remove that curcuit? i wanted to add LEDS where the sonic controls were. to use with Johnny Chung Lees wii projects as a multi controler hey biphenyl i was wondering if i dont want the finger controls, can i completly remove that curcuit? i wanted to add LEDS where the sonic controls were. to use with Johnny Chung Lees wii projects as a multi controler

]]> By: biphenyl http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7599 biphenyl Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:17:29 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-7599 @Robot_Overlord -- Thanks! @Ryan Right -- only pull-up resistors in the Arduino, hence the physical one. I've had no problems at all using the MUX as a DeMUX -- it seems to work swimmingly both ways. The only caveat is that you can't feed it voltages higher than its VCC (though that was true both directions). The MUX ended up being slightly superfluous, as I originally thought the bend sensors had a common input and separate outputs. That would have put me over the number of analog inputs on the Arduino, so I got the MUX. Since it turned out to actually be the other way around, I could have just used 4 digital outputs on the Arduino, but doing it this way did mean using fewer wires through the main bundle (though more in the palm housing). @Robot_Overlord — Thanks!
@Ryan
Right — only pull-up resistors in the Arduino, hence the physical one.
I’ve had no problems at all using the MUX as a DeMUX — it seems to work swimmingly both ways. The only caveat is that you can’t feed it voltages higher than its VCC (though that was true both directions).

The MUX ended up being slightly superfluous, as I originally thought the bend sensors had a common input and separate outputs. That would have put me over the number of analog inputs on the Arduino, so I got the MUX. Since it turned out to actually be the other way around, I could have just used 4 digital outputs on the Arduino, but doing it this way did mean using fewer wires through the main bundle (though more in the palm housing).

]]> By: Ryan http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7572 Ryan Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:06:54 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-7572 Oops, just realized the Arduino only has internal pull-up resistors, my bad. Oops, just realized the Arduino only has internal pull-up resistors, my bad.

]]> By: Ryan http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7570 Ryan Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:47:09 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-7570 Matt, is there a reason you used a physical pull-down resistor for the bend sensors instead of the Arduinos internal pull-down resistors? I'm just curious. Also, I noticed you used the MUX in reverse fashion, have you have any issues with the MUX running with reverse current? I am building a similar project and got somewhat confused when I saw that you fed the SIG pin with the 3.3V and used the inputs as outputs instead. Matt, is there a reason you used a physical pull-down resistor for the bend sensors instead of the Arduinos internal pull-down resistors? I’m just curious. Also, I noticed you used the MUX in reverse fashion, have you have any issues with the MUX running with reverse current? I am building a similar project and got somewhat confused when I saw that you fed the SIG pin with the 3.3V and used the inputs as outputs instead.

]]> By: Robot_Overlord http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7440 Robot_Overlord Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:53:25 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-7440 This has to be one of the most innovative ways to remake a failed device. Good work! This has to be one of the most innovative ways to remake a failed device. Good work!

]]> By: biphenyl http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7331 biphenyl Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:29:33 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-7331 @James -- Haha, thanks! @Ilya -- Excellent! I'm glad I was of some help, and I'd love to see what you come up with! @James — Haha, thanks!
@Ilya — Excellent! I’m glad I was of some help, and I’d love to see what you come up with!

]]> By: James http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7296 James Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:31:08 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-7296 You are my hero. You are my hero.

]]> By: Ilya http://biphenyl.org/blog/2009/04/03/the-power-glove-20th-anniversary-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-7284 Ilya Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:15:04 +0000 http://biphenyl.org/blog/?p=36#comment-7284 Sigh... I leave school for a year and a half and work at a place where I don't use most of what I've learned and I forget basic data acquisition techniques. Thank you very much. You just jostled my memory enough to give me a reason to start serious work on a few projects that I've been thinking about for a long time. Sigh… I leave school for a year and a half and work at a place where I don’t use most of what I’ve learned and I forget basic data acquisition techniques. Thank you very much. You just jostled my memory enough to give me a reason to start serious work on a few projects that I’ve been thinking about for a long time.

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