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DIY FireHero Project

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'm-burning-for-you dept.

If you have a propane tank, an ultrasonic sensor, a copy of Guitar Hero and a touch of pyromania, this is the project for you. From the article: "For version 1 of FireHero, the player simply watches a video of the guitar hero chart and plays on the guitar accordingly. Version 2 of FireHero will have a much better system, with Autoplay functionality. I will be able to take a custom guitar hero chart, convert it into a MIDI file, and use Processing to analyze it and play FireHero to the track."

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  1. Song choice by MikeDX · · Score: 2

    Was it just me that thought the song was going to be "Through the fire and flames?"

  2. More like fiery death by name_already_taken · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I use the same quick-disconnect fittings for compressed air. They leak like crazy when you move the hoses around. Using them for propane is just asking to die a horribly fiery death. Propane is heavier than air, so it will accumulate on the ground until it finds a source of ignition.

    I have to wonder why he's using copper tubing to connect the tanks instead of propane hose. The proper materials are not hard to find, and the copper will fail after it gets bent a few times. Once again, fiery death when you least expect it.

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    1. Re:More like fiery death by Checkered+Daemon · · Score: 2

      As with anything, common sense helps. The Burning Man people have been playing around with stuff like this for years, without anyone getting hurt. But then, we tend to be pretty careful with our toys (I have a poofer that shoots 30 ft. fireballs that I've been using for ten years). A friend of mine spearheaded Dance Dance Immolation a while back, where she shot propane torches at dancers (wearing full fire suits) who missed their moves. Yes, we play with fire, but we're good at it. If anyone's interested, there are several fire art collectives in the San Francisco Bay Area, including The Crucible and the Flaming Lotus Girls, that you could contact about safety issues. The Crucible even has classes.

  3. Re:For Awesome color effects by madsci1016 · · Score: 2

    I'm already building it, though differently then you suggested and scaled down for indoor demonstration. FWIW, I'm the guy that wrote the Arduino PS2 controller library he is using. http://www.billporter.info/playstation-2-controller-arduino-library-v1-0/

  4. Rock Inferno by Jfire · · Score: 2

    Rock Inferno originally called Fire Hero Presented at Burning Man 2010... this version is a little more complete: http://arsoniccreations.com/rockinferno.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXVL4yTizcU

  5. Re:Ok... by Jfire · · Score: 2

    What about this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXVL4yTizcU

  6. Great hack of the Guitar Hero files. by Lashat · · Score: 2

    I would love to see the different colors applied.

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