Granted this is just conceptual right now, but MIT’s SENSEable City and ARES Labs have begun a project called Flyfire that “aims to transform any ordinary space into a highly immersive and interactive display environment.” The idea is that by programming large quantities of micro helicopters with LEDs, you have a swarm of pixels that can create a digital display anywhere. Right now the team is at the initial steps of exploring the possibilities of such a display, but the project provides an interesting leap that is sure to inspire more innovations around the idea of digital fireflies. via Popular Science
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5 Responses to "MIT’s Flyfire Floating 3-D Display"
I want these. And I also want to rope off all of Central Park so I have room to do something interesting with these.
In an atrium or courtyard with touch displays around to manipulate
Wow! Amazing! Ya, I was also thinking there will be a wonderful fit in Landscape design with this Flyfire.
And imagine what the guy who did the digital signage art at the Beijing Olympics could do with this?
It’s a marvelous idea…but what about wind?