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About 2 years ago I did some experiments with ActionScript 3 and motion detection.  Looking back I had no idea what what the ActionScript I pieced together was doing.  I have since gained a better understanding of some of the low level bitmap data functions available in AS3.  I threw this together last night and am quite pleased with the result.  It is a virtual drum game.  The game works best if you get out of you chair and position yourself such that your hand is the same size as a drum.  I have separated the motion detection logic so that it can be reused on any DisplayObject.  Also it is not nearly as memory intensive as the first implementation.  I took the sounds from http://www.themaninblue.com/experiment/JS-909/ (thanks Cameron Adams).  Here is a demo.  Here is the source.  This is a proof of concept and certainly not the first AS3 web cam motion detection experiment.  I am curious to hear what you think of my implementation.

Merriam-webster provides the following information with reguard to “swagger’
Inflected Form(s):
swag·gered; swag·ger·ing
Etymology:
probably from 1swag + -er (as in chatter)
Date:
circa 1596
intransitive verb1: to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner ; especially : to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence2: boast, brag

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One day found this gem in my voicemail.  I don’t know if it is a prank call from one of my buddies or if this guy really dialed the wrong number, but I do know it’s super funny.

I went to Pismo beach this weekend.  It was a lot of fun.  While I was there I started “playing” (insert cheap joke here) with the sand.  Here is what came out of it.