Conversations About Ghosts

I’ve recently been chatting with a journalist, Geoffrey Bunting, about the topic of ghost-hunting technology. It was triggered by him working on a piece marking the 15th anniversary of the Xbox Kinect, something I’ve posted about on this site. While exploring the technical aspects, limitations, and weaknesses of the hardware, the ‘afterlife’ of the project as a SLS system for use by ghost-hunters is what has brought him to me, although many others could have discussed it in far finer detail than I could. For me, this developed into an opportunity to explain a little more about WHY I wrote a science show about ghost-hunting. That’s what this post documents.

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Socials: Taking Care of Business

I haven’t been fantastically active on social media channels as I have in the past. I have previously enjoyed them; the people I’ve met (often only virtually), the conversations I’ve had, and the opportunities such channels have presented. I want to share where I now stand and explain why. I also want to reflect on how social media has been pivotal for me on occasions, so let me start with a little storytelling.

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Let’s Talk Tech – 5) ‘The SLS Camera’

Structured Light Scanners, or ‘SLS’ are something you may have seen ghost hunters use when looking for the ‘physical embodiment of spirits’. While they command a high price on the internet, the chances are, you can pick up the important pieces from eBay or a local charity shop for not much outlay. You just need to know what to look for, and how to hook up them up with the right software. You’ll be surprised just how easy this is. Firstly, what do we mean by ‘structured light’?

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