Vision Egg Visual stimulus creation and control
with open source software

Introduction

Home Introduction & News
News
Screenshots Views of the demos
Technologies About Python and OpenGL
Platforms Hardware compatibility
Frame rates Frame rates explained
Synchronization Interfacing with other hardware
Calibration Calibrating displays

Documentation

Programmer's Manual Concept overview
Tutorial Simple demo programs explained
Library Reference
FAQ Frequently asked questions

Download and Install

Downloads Get it now!
Installation overview A quick installation summary
Windows Install Step-by-step
Mac OS X Install Step-by-step
Linux install Step-by-step
SGI IRIX install Step-by-step

Miscellaneous

Mailing list Stay up to date
Eye tracking
Labview GUI/Data acquisition interface
The future Potential upcoming changes to be aware of
Develop! How to help the Vision Egg
Other solutions Links to similar stuff
Thanks Credits
VisionEgg @ SourceForge

Installation overview: A quick installation summary

Here is the big picture of what must be installed to get the vision egg up and running. This information may be enough to get the python-savvy person started immediately. Otherwise, read the detailed installation instructions for your platform.

Dependency list:

  1. OpenGL
  2. Python 2.2 or greater (2.3 for Mac OS X)
  3. The following Python packages: a) Numeric Python b) Python Imaging Library c) PyOpenGL d) pygame e) Pyro (optional)

Install the Vision Egg from the source code package by changing to the base visionegg directory (e.g. ''cd visionegg-0.9.4'') and then executing ''python setup.py install''

For more specific instructions, including information about platform-specific binary installers, click on your platform: Windows, Mac OS X, linux, IRIX


Please direct enquires to the Vision Egg mailing list.
The primary author of the Vision Egg is Andrew Straw
This page last modified 27 Jun 2004.
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