DETAILS

PROJECT GOALS

1. To design and execute a working LED matrix in the style of an abstract light painting. This matrix will consist of individually addressed RGB LEDs (so that we will be able to display pixelated images) mounted behind diffusion acrylic in a wooden frame.
2. To successfully pair a live image feed with our hardware; i.e. to record the fluctuating RGB pixel values from frames of the video feed and output them to their analogs on the LED matrix, allowing the LED matrix to mirror what is placed before it.
3. To apply artistic effects to the output images with the possible extension of creating mechanisms with which the user can interact with the art piece (e.g. buttons or dials to freeze the image or adjust its colors, different effects such as overlaying the user on a background, etc.). The specific artistic effects are inconsequential; we simply aim to reflect the image in a modified form in our digital mirror, as opposed to reflecting it directly as it appears in real life.