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Interaction & Expression
Using the Pausch Bridge Lighting
Spring 2025
Project Description:
Students will be divided into teams across disciplines. Each team will develop and implement a lighting idea for the Pausch Bridge that explores light as a visual expression of art. The final lighting design will be a self-contained programmed show.
Project Goals:
- Light as narrative – Understand the process of designing time-based lighting visual narratives
- Interpretation of light – Understand how to translate abstract concepts into specific images of light
- Light as temporal medium – Understand how time and motion can influence the meaning of a visual message
Project Parameters:
- The length of the show should be no more than 15 minutes
- Every member of the group should have equal participation
- You will have free choice of theme
- Focus should be given to the design first before deciding on programming methods
Project Deliverables and Deadlines:
Week 3 (March 24)
All groups should present a well thought out concept for the project with a storyboard of visual research and/or sketches depicting each major design idea for the show.
Week 6 (April 14)
All groups should present a video 2-4 minutes in length showing a proof of concept. All projects should demonstrate three key moments of show. Projects developing interactive tools should demonstrate the compositional processes.
Week 7 (April 21, last class)
Live presentation of each project on the bridge followed by discussion
Final Report (due April 25)
All groups will create a final report on the Google Shared Drive including the following:
- Written description of the project including title and list of students
- 4-6 photographs
- Embedded video of the final show.