What do you get when you mix a Christmas Light show with Guitar Hero? Christmas Light Hero! A real game you play with a wii wireless guitar controller. Christmas Light Hero video shows an amazing Christmas Light show with Guitar Hero. →
Do It Yourself Computerizing web page gives idea how to control christmas lights using PC. This web page presents several different technologies to use computer to control lights. If you are interested in the topic after this, it is a good idea to go to ePanorama.net Home Automation forum and read the articles archive there. →
Take a look at my last year’s Christmas Lights display and controlling them posting to Home Automation discussion group. You can find many links to videos and information on computer controlled Christmas Lights displays. →
cnet News article The tech behind U2′s record-smashing tour tells about the technology used in U2′s 360 tour. It has been called the biggest rock tour in history, at least as measured by the size and cost of its infrastructure–more than $750,000 per show, according to Rolling Stone. The center of the show is a →
John Huntington’s Entertainment Technology Site has an interesting posting Moving More Stuff Onto the Gravesend Inn Network that describes show technology used behind Gravesend Inn hounted house atraction. This system uses lots of industrial electronics (PLCs etc..) for a show control application. →
YouTube video U2 360 tour hampden park time lapse is a time-laps of the u2 concert being set up in Hampden Park Scotland. According the video decription I took over 3000 photos 1 minute apart over several days to create this five minute video. →
3D Projection on buildings video at http://www.loodzwaar.com/2009/07/21/3d-projection-media/ shows amazing visuals that can be made by projecting 3D graphics to buildings. Take a look at this video. →
Power and Grounding for Audio and Audio/Video Systems – A White Paper for the Real World is a “White Paper” that attempts to cut through the confusion and set out a collection of good engineering practice that is both safe and effective. This 37 page technical document is worth to read for everybody who works →
More than a year ago I was approached by an independent filmmaker about light dimmers. The problem fo them was how to get affordable light dimmers to control the film lighting. I was told that many independent non-commmercial filmmakers use a HarborFreight router speed control to dim the lights used for moviemaking. The reason is →
Learn how to roll audio cables to avoid tangling. There are several good videos on Internet which tech you how to do that. How to Set Up PA Systems : How to Roll Audio Cables video gives you instructions how to roll audio cables to avoid tangling and tips on PA sound system setup.V1 Cable →