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Nap Framework: Real-time control and visualization platform

37 points by adamnemecek 5y ago

gtm1260 5y ago
Idk how I'm becoming the curmudgeon, but the contrast on this website makes it really hard to read.
- elliotlarson 5y ago
  Yeah, no kidding. Nap seems like an ironic name. Punching up the contrast a bit would be a good idea
- yetanother-1 5y ago
  I thought my adblocker removed some cookie dialog but left the overlay layer. Yes, they have to dial up their text contrast a bit.
adamnemecek 5y ago
Peep the repo https://github.com/napframework/nap https://github.com/napframework/nap and the showcase https://www.napframework.com/showcase/ https://www.napframework.com/showcase/
jsilence 5y ago
Not really sure what it is. Seems to be meant for projecting art and design. What does it control? What does it visualize? Was expecting an IoT framework. But thats not it.
- jnurmine 5y ago
  Seems to be a framework to combine graphics and music etc. for whatever purpose. What caught my eye was Habitat by Heleen Blanken, that really is something I'd like to see in real life: https://nxtmuseum.com/artist/habitat-heleen-blanken/ https://nxtmuseum.com/artist/habitat-heleen-blanken/ Edit: "Habitat", not "The Habitat"
- cklosters 5y ago
  It can be an IoT framework if you want it to be. It's very open in that regard and ships with many useful modules that can be used to interface with domotica, although the focus is more on creating larger interactive experiences, where many devices work together (screens, audio, lasers, lights, servos etc.) You set-up your own render pipeline, so it can visualize everything you want it to visualize. For example: a preview of your stage design, what is output to lasers, fancy visuals or a game. There is not limit to the amount of screens you wish to use, or the objects you interface with. In that regards it's a game-engine, but used to create and control interactive (real-world) experiences. Hope this helps!
logosmonkey 5y ago
That frontpage needs to do a significantly better job of explaining what it is. From the showcase I can sort of guess that it's meant to do art installations and the like?
yuhe00 5y ago
This is a creative coding library, similar to OpenFrameworks, Processing, etc. The description is confusing. Seems to be an in-house tool some creative agency decided to open-source.
- cklosters 5y ago
  We (naivi.nl) indeed open-sourced NAP Framework about a year ago. Maybe it helps looking at it as a hybrid between a creative coding and game engine. But instead of making games you use it to interact the world around you, controlling many screens, lasers, speakers, servos etc. It is completely data-driven and ships with an editor, similar to a game-engine. But doesn't impose any sort of pipeline. It is not a creative-coding engine, we find that name to be limiting, as we use it for many other real-time, non-creative applications as well (medical for example): I actually tried to explain that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1F3yMwufI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1F3yMwufI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsx4bhA-4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsx4bhA-4Q

37 points by adamnemecek 5y ago

gtm1260 5y ago

Idk how I'm becoming the curmudgeon, but the contrast on this website makes it really hard to read.

elliotlarson 5y ago
Yeah, no kidding. Nap seems like an ironic name. Punching up the contrast a bit would be a good idea
yetanother-1 5y ago
I thought my adblocker removed some cookie dialog but left the overlay layer. Yes, they have to dial up their text contrast a bit.

adamnemecek 5y ago

Peep the repo https://github.com/napframework/nap https://github.com/napframework/nap and the showcase https://www.napframework.com/showcase/ https://www.napframework.com/showcase/

jsilence 5y ago

Not really sure what it is. Seems to be meant for projecting art and design. What does it control? What does it visualize? Was expecting an IoT framework. But thats not it.

jnurmine 5y ago
Seems to be a framework to combine graphics and music etc. for whatever purpose. What caught my eye was Habitat by Heleen Blanken, that really is something I'd like to see in real life: https://nxtmuseum.com/artist/habitat-heleen-blanken/ https://nxtmuseum.com/artist/habitat-heleen-blanken/ Edit: "Habitat", not "The Habitat"
cklosters 5y ago
It can be an IoT framework if you want it to be. It's very open in that regard and ships with many useful modules that can be used to interface with domotica, although the focus is more on creating larger interactive experiences, where many devices work together (screens, audio, lasers, lights, servos etc.) You set-up your own render pipeline, so it can visualize everything you want it to visualize. For example: a preview of your stage design, what is output to lasers, fancy visuals or a game. There is not limit to the amount of screens you wish to use, or the objects you interface with. In that regards it's a game-engine, but used to create and control interactive (real-world) experiences. Hope this helps!

logosmonkey 5y ago

That frontpage needs to do a significantly better job of explaining what it is. From the showcase I can sort of guess that it's meant to do art installations and the like?

yuhe00 5y ago

This is a creative coding library, similar to OpenFrameworks, Processing, etc. The description is confusing. Seems to be an in-house tool some creative agency decided to open-source.

cklosters 5y ago
We (naivi.nl) indeed open-sourced NAP Framework about a year ago. Maybe it helps looking at it as a hybrid between a creative coding and game engine. But instead of making games you use it to interact the world around you, controlling many screens, lasers, speakers, servos etc. It is completely data-driven and ships with an editor, similar to a game-engine. But doesn't impose any sort of pipeline. It is not a creative-coding engine, we find that name to be limiting, as we use it for many other real-time, non-creative applications as well (medical for example): I actually tried to explain that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1F3yMwufI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1F3yMwufI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsx4bhA-4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsx4bhA-4Q