The installation is made of a grid of 100 mirrored panels that each rotate individually. An array of depth cameras above track people as they move around the installation. Using a weighted average of the various people being tracked the mirrors rotate to face the nearest person. Individually addressable LEDs along the sides of the mirrored panels respond to the ambient sound in the space around the installation.
This drawing shows the complexity of achieving position control along with powering and programming lighting.
Minimal Detailing of a stand and frame component, made from folded aluminum parts. 3D printing and lasercutting was also employed to create mechanical connections and mounts.
This project required an onsite assembly time of 2 days. This extremely tight window of time required the design of the electronics to be minimal and quick to assemble. The complexities of individually controlling motors were achieved by a communication protocol in which data was sent via 2 wires to groupings of motors, instead of individually wiring each motor back to a main computer. This heirachy allowed for isolated electrical systems that could be tested indipendently from one another, ensuring project feasibility and reliability.
