/matrix_vision

Matrix Cam: see yourself inside the Matrix!

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Matrix Vision

Hello from inside the Matrix.

This project livestreams from your webcam to put you inside the Matrix, mapping each raining katakana character to a corresponding pixel brightness / color value.

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Instructions

Clone this repository and run an HTTP server serving the contents of the folder. Then open up your browser and point it to localhost.

Using Docker

git clone https://github.com/emilyxxie/matrix_vision.git
docker run -v $(pwd)/matrix_vision:/srv -p 2015:2015 abiosoft/caddy

Then open your browser on localhost:2015.

Tips

  • Avoid being backlit for best results

Additional

This builds on top of a previous project I'd done, which was a reproduction of a 2D digital rain animation: https://github.com/emilyxxie/green_rain