So I guess the big question is, are you going to include instructions and a parts list so we can make our own? |
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I got this idea reading Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. IIRC LaBerge called light the #1 most effective way to externally induce an LD. |
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Last edited by Whatsnext; 06-01-2014 at 12:40 AM.
So I guess the big question is, are you going to include instructions and a parts list so we can make our own? |
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Hi What's Next! |
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"...what we experience is our model of reality, not reality itself. Perception is dreaming constrained by sensory input. So it’s a constrained dream, whereas dreaming is perception free of constraint. What exactly is the difference experientially between the dream and waking state? And you see, it’s the same stuff. It’s all illusion! "Stephen LaBerge
This would have a been a perfect project for my principles of electronics class! Yea i am wondering how it worked out for you after that too. I just tried listening to music last night (music that is supposed to help induce lucid dreaming... don't know about that but it's nice music to fall asleep to) because sleeping with the light on is really difficult for me... so I was looking for something that could keep me somewhat aware while not screwing too much with the amount of sleep I get. This seems like a really good idea and it's easy to assemble. |
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I would say that these roughly double my chance of LDing, but they don't work by themselves. I have to RC and stuff during the day. I also don't use them very often because they are uncomfortable. I've been thinking about carving something out of nice soft foam instead for a while, and putting everything in there on battery power. As I mentioned in the OP, I did add a hypnagogic imagery mode to the code, that slowly brightens and dims the (now RGB) LEDs randomly to simulate hypnagogic imagery. I'm not sure if that helps me WILD or not but it does seem to get me in a dreamy state faster. I also tacked on a 40Hz mode like I mentioned in that thread, but haven't tried it yet. I'm concerned it will be too bright the first time. The analog output channels on an Arduino are pulse-width modulation with a frequency of something like 500 Hz. That means that if you say "power this LED at half power" then it will power it at full power for about 1 ms, then not power it at all for 1 ms, then power is at full for 1 ms, etc. So if you want a true 40 Hz waveform you have to flicker the LEDs at full power and not use PWM. Otherwise your waveform will be a 40 Hz waveform ANDed with the 500 Hz PWM waveform. The brain probably can't tell the difference since 500 Hz is very fast, so if the way it is now wakes me up I'm going to try it with PWM so that the LEDs are dimmer. I go into this detail as a disclaimer because I have linked to the new code below. |
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Hmm haha well right now my chances of Lucid dreaming are about 1/30 ... so if it only doubles it then it doesn't seem worth it to me. I would definitely prefer something with battery power since I wouldn't want all those wires around because I always move around before i go to sleep. I'm doing a lot more stuff before bed though so hopefully my lucid count increases. If I go from having an average of 1 lucid a month to 5... then the thought of doubling it even though I'm wearing something uncomfortable is worth it to me. |
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Thanks WhatsNext. |
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"...what we experience is our model of reality, not reality itself. Perception is dreaming constrained by sensory input. So it’s a constrained dream, whereas dreaming is perception free of constraint. What exactly is the difference experientially between the dream and waking state? And you see, it’s the same stuff. It’s all illusion! "Stephen LaBerge
Well, I have a remee which is basically a refined commercial version of this do-it-yourself project, and it has not gotten me lucid once. Either I don't notice it at all, or it wakes me up. I've noticed the lights in a dream all of 2 times despite probably more than ~150+ uses. It's not useless, though, since it helps noticing middle of the night wakings for WBTB. |
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FryingMan's Unified Theory of Lucid Dreaming: Pay Attention, Reflect, Recall -- Both Day and Night[link]
FryingMan's Dream Recall Tips -- Awesome Links
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a mediocre life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.”
"...develop stability in awareness and your dreams will change in extraordinary ways" -- TYoDaS
This is a great project! I'm a mechanical engineering student and trying to get used to electronics more, well the electronics here are simple enough but the code I'm new to. I've just got my hands on a raspberry pi, with a breadboard connected can I follow the same code or is it easy enough to learn? I'm guessing it a specific set of intervals and durations on some sort of loop? Ant info would be appreciated |
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Raspberry Pi won't run the same code, no. You can program them with a lot of languages but Python is the best supported (and is easy to learn). The Pi also only has one PWM output channel, which means you can only fade the light on and off on the one channel. The rest of the GPIO channels are pure digital so you can either turn them off or run them at maximum voltage, no in between. You might have some luck with software-side PWM, since the Pi's processor is way faster than Arduino's. |
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Oh right, I'm pretty new to the raspberry pi so I'll hang on for a while but thanks for the info |
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