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posted by janrinok on Tuesday May 29 2018, @09:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the light-relief dept.

Battling demons and normal guns don't work? Here's help in the form of this mystical gun that channels the arcane powers of the mystic realm before firing off a blast to blow evil away.

Made by Japanese steampunk designer FriskP, the gun delivers an impressive power-up animation that doesn't require the use of post-processing computer generated effects. Instead, it relies on the Phantom, an LED fan made by a tech startup called Life is Style. The fan is capable of projecting high resolution images in the air as the fan spins, and is also programmable.

This has led to other cool effects, such as the hand spells from Marvel's Doctor Strange as seen in the video. If you're thinking of getting one for your next cosplay project, well, you'll have to wait, as pricing for the Phantom has yet to be revealed. Don't expect it to be cheap though.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by edIII on Tuesday May 29 2018, @09:55PM (6 children)

    by edIII (791) on Tuesday May 29 2018, @09:55PM (#685934)

    The video has to be watched, because I swear it's close to CGI. I can barely see the LEDs whipping about, and the effect is spot on.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Tuesday May 29 2018, @10:01PM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday May 29 2018, @10:01PM (#685937) Journal

    These are the vids in question, right?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw8GOB8wrlo [youtube.com]
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSJSEGG4KFU [youtube.com]

    Could the device cut off some kawaii cosplayer's fingers if used incorrectly?

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    • (Score: 3, Funny) by arslan on Tuesday May 29 2018, @10:27PM

      by arslan (3462) on Tuesday May 29 2018, @10:27PM (#685960)

      If it can do that then I'd say it is functioning correctly as a weapon... and folks cutting off their fingers are not holding it right

    • (Score: 1) by jjr on Wednesday May 30 2018, @01:49PM

      by jjr (6969) on Wednesday May 30 2018, @01:49PM (#686253)

      Just a couple of weeks ago I saw the same but mimicking Dr. Strange' spells. In this case the fan blades are hidden inside the gun.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n65ZLL-EFCI [youtube.com]
      And yes, doesn't seem very safe to use, but probably the blades are soft enough to not cause any serious injuries.

  • (Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Tuesday May 29 2018, @10:35PM (2 children)

    by SomeGuy (5632) on Tuesday May 29 2018, @10:35PM (#685963)

    I can barely see the LEDs whipping about, and the effect is spot on.

    But does it look as good in real life?

    Unless it is spinning crazy fast, there would probably be flicker, although not everyone would notice. They may have even had to futz with the persistence or frame rate on the camera to make the videos look that good.

    • (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Wednesday May 30 2018, @01:36AM

      by hemocyanin (186) on Wednesday May 30 2018, @01:36AM (#686032) Journal

      Flicker probably isn't the biggest issue -- I don't want to denigrate it, so:

      A) The demo is beautiful -- I love it.
      B) The demo has been overlaid with load music -- I bet it sounds like a Cessna.

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday May 30 2018, @09:15AM

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Wednesday May 30 2018, @09:15AM (#686187) Homepage
      Your eyes have much more easily foolable persistence of vision than any modern camera. In fact, the video almost looks too good to be true, did they have some kind of genlock? It's probably cheaper to get an arts student to fake the vid for you than it is to make a working device.
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