3D LED Pixel Array

Volumetric / 3D LED pixel arrays are mesmerizing to watch and interact with. However, there aren't many commercially produced solutions to this, and they can be quite expensive even to make on your own. This workshop introduces a "path of least resistance" solution to building a low cost 3D Pixel Array from readily available hardware and easy fabrication methods most people should have access to.

This array design makes it easily accessible to artists and designers that want to learn more about how to work with Addressable LEDs, and especially how to create and run visual content on it from software like TouchDesigner, since the workflow and rendering methods are far from similar to traditional 3D modelling and rendering technology.

Project files and instructions are available for free on Github, but this workshop will give you a hands-on experience and time with the creators of the open source project. For the price of the workshop, you will also get a small section of a working array to get started with, and optionally more at a discount if you would like to purchase more modules with your workshop.

Jennifer Deafenbaugh is a User Experience designer, sculptural fabricator, and aerial dancer who plays with the intersection of objects, space, animation, dance and interactivity. Her recent work explores the intersection of structure and light art. She is a community organizer, presently co-leading the Boston Tech Poetics meetup group in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Jennifer teaches with The LightHouse in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Pete Thornbury is a lighting designer and programmer, working primarily with TouchDesigner in the live event production industry on LED PixelMapping and Lighting Console / Show Control Integration. He has worked on a wide variety of light and video based projects from small personal art sculptures to large corporate conventions, Conferences, eSports events and architectural installations. Pete runs the LightHouse at the Brewery in Los Angeles, CA

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