Here are some photos of our recently completed installation for the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon Pavillion for the 2010 Olympics. Urban Visuals designed the sign and the multi-screen Aurora Borealis projection that draws people into the space as well as designed a number of the media installations throughout the venue.
The Exterior sign built with a unique blend of CNC cut acrylic and “Icy” LED lighting.
A key part of the media installation inside the pavillion is a 5 screen synchronized “Fact Wall” that presents facts you might not otherwise know about Canada’s North.
We recently completed a project with Samsung and Vancouver’s Brandlive to celebrate the beginning of the Samsung activations at the 2010 Olympic Games. This project involved mapping christmas and winter sports visuals on to the Republic building in Vancouver. For a night the dormant panels of the aluminum facade became animated windows and 3D moving blocks
Using the architectural details of the facade as part of the narrative implemented Samsung content and created several winter sports scenes. The project involved close work with Samsung and Brandlive staff, 3 days of testing with a 10k projector and a mapping process we created that allowed for the animations to me adjusted to the building surface on the fly. For the final day we used a Barco HD 20k projection system and a macbook pro laptop. The un-usually low contrast projection situation ( a lot of ambient light mixed with building surface material) made full 3D illusion difficult, but possible.
On December 30 we completed a LED based stage design for David Guetta show in Vancouver.
The design consisted of an ‘arc’ of sound responsive LED panels around the performer.
The end result was a bright an stunning form on stage that pulsed to the tempo of the performance. The show also included live feed and syncopated graphic overlay, and real time visual and lighting effects that could be applied simultaneously to video and lighting via the MADRIX console that we run.
Look for more of our work at the “Inkhouse” stage at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver where we will be doing a similar stage design.
From September here’s another video of the crazy MSTRKRFT Show at the Commodore Ballroom. We did full stage design including the custom LED canopy, custom fabricated video screens and 3×3 grid animations. All for one night only.
And in the same weekend across the street Calvin Harris DJs at Venue in front of our permanently installed LED Wall. Stay tuned for some better LED products and custom installation we’re working on.
Oh, and photos of our new office and studio will be up here soon.
On Saturday, we installed an LED canopy and custom screen setup for the Blueprint 12th Anniversary Party at the Commodore Ballroom. The event featured acts Steve Aoki and MSTRKRFT and was sponsored by Red Bull. The show was a blast, and while we didn’t get to document it much, I did find these fantastic photos from David Lang’s site. The LED Canopy is built of 16 panels each 20″ by 96″. Each of the panels can be hung individually or combined in any orientation.
The video screens are custom built 40″ squares that create two 10′ x 10′ screens. It’s always fun to work with irregular screen shapes and especially screens that are made of a selection of smaller screens.
Some short clips are below the photos.
Check out the full post with more picture on David Lang’s site.
The LED screen that we installed at Venue in Vancouver has been receiving plenty of great comments. In the month or so since we installed the wall, we’ve been busy programming it and tweaking it to make it look even better.
Check out the photos we’ve found from a variety of blogs and websites.
Well, it’s been in the works for nearly two years, but a couple months ago we finally wrapped up the Interactive Elevator Lobby Installation at Relic Entertainment in Vancouver.
The floor projection system showcases video games and content produced by the Relic developers. Triggered by sensors on each of the elevator doors, the ultra-wide screen projection reacts to visitors leaving the elevators, immersing them in custom LED lighting and projection.
Using our ColourMatch technology, the custom built wall sconces, react to the video, creating an environment that envelopes the visitor. The lighting, video and sound can all lead to an almost frightening experience for the arriving visitor when the elevator doors open.
We’ve just finished installing an LED wall and DJ booth at the newly opened Venue Club in Vancouver.
The 25 foot by 5 foot wide wall is custom built for the club with 200o nodes of RGB LED with an additional 300 nodes for the DJ booth. Video below shows the LED wall without the DJ booth.
We were asked to create several installations for this debut lighting festival in Yaletown.Our first installation, named “An Instant in Colour” allows spectators to change the colour of the building by placing objects in a marked area nearby. Objects at that spot are captured and translated into moments in colour that move and flow across the building facade blending and mixing with previously captured moments. By reacting to the colours at the spot and the moments captured by it, the building facade enables the viewer to express him or herself by way of light, amplifying and sharing it for all to see. This installation has been developed from Urban Visual Interaction Lab’s exploration into lighting systems that express the mood of buildings, with the goal of expanding the relationship between buildings and their environment. Above and below; the installation translates the colours at the foot of the building to the entire facade above The second installation titled ” space crawlers ” was the collision of media and the conventional forms of a turn of the century (1900’s) building facade. Some images of the installation are below, due to the incredibly tight performance times of illuminate yaletown, the set up of the projections onto the building had to become part of the performance itself. (photo credit: flickr) Above is another photo taken by a person interacting with the set-up grid, often the most simple presentation can create the best interaction. Konstantinos Mavromichalis received his BFA in Visual Arts and Philosophy from the University of Victoria and works primarily in environmental design. Nathan Whitford brings many years of creative talent and lighting expertise to these installations. (photo credits: flickr)
For a recent project for the Puerto Cancun development in Mexico we designed a lighting system that illuminates the interior of an exhibit theatre space according to colours in the video presentation.
Two switches on the wall allow a sales person to choose between playing back English and Spanish versions of the presentation, which when pressed, dim the architectural lighting and begin the show.
Six channels of full colour LED lights follow along with the video, washing the front wall of the theatre with rich light.
A media server allows for synchronized, programmed playback to video projectors. Video and still image content is uploaded to the server and can be programmed to play back at designated times and with varying frequency. Content can be uploaded over the LAN with a web browser or via the ftp protocol or can be copied from a CD or DVD locally at the device.
By utilizing a media server with multiple video projectors, it is possible to synchronize playback between the projectors. While one projector is playing video content of a particular product, another projector can be displaying relevant background information or simply the company logo. When the first projector finishes playing the clip, it can start playing on the second projector. Also if projectors are placed close enough together it is possible to create very wide screen animations with imagery spanning across multiple projectors.
The projectors will be mounted on the ceiling and fitted with short throw lenses to create a large projection for the limited projection distance to the floor (approximately 9’6”). The projected image size will be 94 inches high by 125 inches wide, which will nearly completely fill the height of the carpeted area. The two projectors will be mounted so the projected images butt up together creating an image area nearly 21 feet long.
We recently completed a project with Samsung and Vancouver’s Brandlive to celebrate the beginning of the Samsung activations at the 2010 Olympic Games. This project involved mapping christmas and winter sports visuals on to the Republic building in Vancouver. For a night the dormant panels of the aluminum facade became animated windows and 3D moving blocks
