Sydney Gets World’s Largest Permanent Interactive Light Display



The windows of new Commonwealth Bank building in Darling Quarter have been wired with a total of 557 LED lights to create what’s effectively a 207×4 resolution display.

Those eating dinner at restaurants below can interact with the screen via a web app or a 32-inch hardened glass multitouch screens on location. “Those were a mission to find”, laughed David Hayes — the interactive designer/software developer working with Bruce on the project. He explained the system was coded in .NET and that a “big arsed” Windows 2008 server aided by a bunch of media servers distribute the signal throughout the building.

The 557 LED lights used to create the display (or Canvas as it’s dubbed by its creators) are said to use the same energy — 10.2kW, as five household vacuum cleaners. New algorithms were written to accomplish this over the 12 months that it took to complete the project.

You can see Luminous six evenings a week from sunset or find out more (including view a live stream) at [Darling Quarter]



