HyperLight Vids [Updated 28-12-2006]

Are you sitting comfortably? ...then we will begin!

[Update: 28-12-2006] New video showing off the MK 4 prototypes here for thre full res vid (~50MB) or here for youtube

The original promotional vid: HyperLights First Public Outing.

Enjoy

Ok they look so lovely!!

I want some!!

(also some really nice spinning )

Blimey that was a quick reply! I'll be bringing them along to Falmouth for one and all to try

me? sit comfortably? I'd have to take this gorilla suit off first...

That came out pretty well considering we were forced to shoot on a pretty rainy evening (thank goodness for bandstands )

Bearing in mind the early nature of the prototypes these things totally blew me away- incredibly bright (much, much more so than the vid suggests) and really nice to spin if scary considering the unique nature of the units (ie they are the only 2 in existence).

The futures looking very bright for glow poi equipment

Oh i can't wait to give them a try at Falmouth then

very nishe, pink i bet i cant wait more

how much are these gunna cost, and how long in development did these take to make?

how many pairs of these beasts are you going to make for falmouth?

Very nice. That sock idea worked out really well.

Nice spinning there Mr Chutney.

Cost.. don't know - depends on a lot of things.

How long.. I probably started thinking about the very basics about a year ago i guess.

How many pairs for Falmouth.. Probably just the one. They're not in the least bit cheap (yet) For the parts alone, they cost something in the region of £50 for a set! I have cunning plans to make them much cheaper, more compact, and quite importantly, more robust! They're in a relatively fragile form at the moment...

They're not actually socks - cones of rip-stop nylon in fact, but close enough

one comment.. iperhaps the nylons were preventing it from being uber bright and tracing (but that will be the effect fo pretty much any casing I think), but I think you should maybe change the timing on some of the effects.. because ti looks like you have to spin REALLY fast to get the effect as designed.. like the strobe or color blip... because when s[pun fast you can see the changes clearly, but otherwise it just kinda happened so quick you could really tell..

otherwise , in the words of peter griffin " FRICKIN' SWEET"

Damn.... Those are really good looking poi!

Are ya gonna be able to ship these babys to the US?

Looking bloody lovely!

well you just go on with your bright flashy self..

What are they soem kind of glow sticks or soemthing

Very nice man, i love em, and I would very much like to give them a try at falmouth!

Just to reiterate- the low light capabilities of my cam are a bit shite, but up close and personal these things are beautiful

also, check here for some excellent pictures

If you check out how far down the nylon the camera's still saturated (shows up white not coloured) you'll get an idea of how bright these things are - i.e. very

Top job!

ooh pretty colours!

can't wait to see them in action at falmouth 26 sleeps

damn these are one of the only reasons i check the HOP forums now cause i barely have much time to read anything, but it was well worth the stop in tonight, those things rock!

Wow those are like my dreams come truw- the ultimate poi. Can't wait!

Very Nice! Look forward to owning a pair

Jo.

I know this may be a real bad query but i was just wondering if it would be possible to create diffrent settings like a tempo switch, plus how flexible/expensive as those fibre optic tube thingys as could the reproduce a lil bit of light up near the hands as well?

tempo switch? You mean to adjust how fast the patterns whizz past? That should be a doddle IMHO - they should be pretty flexible by the time they reach production.. if they reach production

There's no fibre optics in there, the lights just shine on some tough fabric. I've been thinking about looking into lenses to focus the light up towards the top a little more - just need some more time! The fabric used in that vid was on the long side - Mark 2 will have much a much shorter length. I want to be able to do isolations and hyperloops and everything... but I have short arms, so they've got to get shorter

cant they be simply moded to individual preference like socks?

The fabric certainly could be.. the optics probably wouldn't. If people had an idea of how long they want their poi, different optics would give the optimum light output for a given length. I guess you could even have different optics depending on how long your fabric is!

Expect to see a second, higher quality video of the Hyperlights in Action once I have returned from the US and Jon has escaped being mobbed at Fal 4

ive just viewed paradise, and im prepared to pay £50 for it to be mine.

you must let us know when we can get these!!

After seeing the real thing at Falmouth this weekend, this video does them no justice. They really are soooooooooo very very very amazing I want some!!

Mad skills, nice, quite nice.

Back from Falmouth now - what an amazing time! The response I got from everyone was really good - cheers guys Now to continue with construction of mark 3