3D Zoetrope: Galloping horse

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A kinetic animation device is a pre-movie animation technique where multiple animation frames are placed inside a spinning drum. Cuts in the cylinder make the animation frames visible for only a fraction of time, as it spins the frames flash in and out of view with each passing cut. My 3D animation machine relies on the same principles but instead of flat 2D frames I am using three-dimensional models and instead of the cuts I use a strobing LED light to illuminate each frame for a fraction of a second. The strobe and cuts are necessary to freeze the frames, otherwise you would just see a blur. I have a detailed write-up of the project at my website: http://kellyegan/2014/09/19/3d-printed-animation-machine