Hacking is all about using parts and resources in an unconventional way. If stringing a pair of high-rise cranes with LED Christmas lights and making them move to a piece of classical music isn't unconventional, then we don't know what is. For nearly a quarter of every hour last night, 2 crane operators, along with two 'choreographers', swung and spun the cranes around in a coordinated … [Read more...]
CN Tower synced with techno
October 4, 2009 By 17 Comments
As part of Nuit Blanche, Toronto's annual community art event, the CN Tower's lighting system got put to some creative use. Installed 2 years ago, the RGB LED-based system is composed of 1330 individually addressable lights lining the glass elevator shafts. It costs just under $1000 to run almost every evening for a month. Named 'Bright Lights Big City' (not to be confused with the book, … [Read more...]
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