Monday, November 15, 2010

"Leaping" Light Arches

So, I’m working on overcoming a basic fear of heights… arch heights, that is.  I mean, arches are supposed to be really strong architectural elements, right?  But what about a series of arches over a commercial fast food drive-thru?  Different story.  I can just imagine the Christmas Vacation / National Lampoon-like Saturday Night Live worthy skits that could find their way onto YouTube faster than the police could get there...  No thank you!

Anyway, here’s a basic example of some leaping arches being tested.

Basic Arch designs have between 4-12 controller channels.  7-8 seem optimal.  Some prefer the "odd" numbered channels for their being a "middle".  I frankly don't care, and the symmetry of 8 (4 each side) and the basic controller setups of 16 make for a nice even 2 arches per controller.  (or 2 colors per 1 arch, etc.)

Here's a sample of arches in action... Music Box Dancer   http://vimeo.com/2596923  You can really see the arches in action!

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