I wish that would be possible, but all the people I found on the net that tried to tackle this problem, believe that theQuote:
Originally Posted by moe007
USB is directly wired to the power supply of the computer, so the OS has no control over it.
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I wish that would be possible, but all the people I found on the net that tried to tackle this problem, believe that theQuote:
Originally Posted by moe007
USB is directly wired to the power supply of the computer, so the OS has no control over it.
This USB lamp seems a bit overengineered. You can buy a light timer for around $3. If you can't find one with the precision you need, just string two of them together with a 1 second offset. I remember doing something similar for a haloween party or something.
i know this is an old thread, but i just bought a kit to build and was wondering how long it took u guys to recieve in the mail.
seems like a total waste of money if you ask me. 200 dollars just to realize your dreaming?
nah man its only 30 bucks, and im willing to try anything at this point...
It will work but you should also condition your mind to do RCs when you see the light go off otherwise you will just know it's the light going off and continue dreaming.
IMJ
yes yes i know that... it's going to work great, but all i want to know is how long does the shipping take from the people that have actually bought the kit. it seems that the people that know this have been inactive from this site for awhile. grrr...
Ack - thanks for sharing this!
This sounds a lot like stephen laberges 'nova dreamer.'
Man, I want one. I wish I didn't have to pay rent. Perhaps next month. Hm. Who wants to assemble it for me?
yeah i tried to assemble mine the other day and failed miserably lol. so now im looking at another way to find a damn mask...
Continuing in the 'USB Lamp' idea, couldn't you get one of those plug in mains timers, then use a standard lamp in that? Normally, you get mechanical ones, which only have increments of a minute (each being on or off), but surely there must be premium versions, like digital or something? Just throwing some more ideas out there, because I really like this thread.
Regarding the USB idea: You don't turn the power on and off to the port. You use the port to supply a constant 5V to the LEDs and use the data line to toggle the driver chip or transistor supplying ground for the LEDs on and off. Very simple hardwarewise.
Also, soldering is a skill. Unless you get some instruction on technique, you will probably fail.
I'd like to see info on the kit, but the link provided doesn't seem to work anymore.
two ideas:
1)use a microcontroller to turn a bright light on and off at your beside all night
2)create a simple program to flash your screen with bright colors and put the monitor (if its a laptop, or if you have a long wire) at your bedside
still, I don't see why you want to use a computer, the mask itself isn't that hard to assemble if you have even very little technical skill (aside from the soldering)
because wearing a mask is uncomfortable, and a bed-side light (or computer) can be a good alternative, if this method would work.Quote:
Originally Posted by BaKo
I wish I still had my Nintendo DS, I might have been able to program some flasher software in to it so the DS act's like a stroboscope.Quote:
Originally Posted by zillac
I am really thinking about buying the mask but I'd like to hear from more people who bought it and there experience.
So far, I am not convinced by the posts.
Btw, I google'd Lucid Aid's and came to this forum.
And me loves it. I'll stay here :)
I built the mask a good while ago, never used it, and broke it in the long run, but just never got t repairing it. I might attempt my own version over USB using a Arduino microcontroller (to dispell the USB discussion up there, an extrernal controller will resolve the issue.) I am able to controlle the brightness of the LEDs in the program, even program it to increase in brightness, then dim, and cycle rather then flashes...more of a light house effect if you will. I'll let everyone know how it goes if I carry though with it!
Wow, this thread is old.
In case anybody is still interested in this concept, I bought, used, and blogged about my experiences with the lucid dreaming mask a while back after it came out. They were...less than satisfactory. Because of this, I set about to making a simple digital timer that you wear on your arm that vibrates at set time intervals. I'm testing it tonight. If you're interested in following along, check out:
http://dailydeluge.com/2009/02/02/a-simple-test/
-Hatter
Sounds interesting. I look forward to hearing how it goes. I suspect if I used it I'd just wake up though coz I'm a pretty light sleeper. Plus, millions of years of evolution has naturally selected brains that wake up when something touches them over brains that don't!
I actually saw a movie in my Psychology class where they had one of these masks, and were demonstrating how they could make people have lucid dreams. It looked very interesting, enough so that I would be interested in looking into one. Anyways, interesting concept.
-Modj