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Tag: LED screens

Lighting Technology

lux machina – virtual production

September 2, 2022 Brad Koerner

Here’s a fascinating video from Lux Machina Consulting that gives a detailed behind-the-scenes look at setting up virtual production studios, such as the production process behind The Mandalorian. And I screen cap’d this great series showing the sequencing of one … Continue reading lux machina – virtual production

Future Lighting

every surface a screen: the video!

June 17, 2022August 19, 2022 Brad Koerner

I’m thrilled to share my presentation from this year’s Smart Building Conference in Barcelona. Let’s explore how the fusion of physical/digital is rapidly transforming retail, hospitality and many other applications! Check out the YouTube video below, and if you like … Continue reading every surface a screen: the video!

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every surface a screen: now what?

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Brad Koerner

Come join me May 9th in Barcelona as I present “Every Surface a Screen: Now What?” at the Smart Building Conference at Integrated Systems Europe. Here’s my abstract: How will digital interaction disrupt centuries-old concepts of architectural design? There is … Continue reading every surface a screen: now what?

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virtual experiences in architecture

March 31, 2022 Brad Koerner

Fusion CI Studios posted a short video on LinkedIn that shows how powerful a digital experience can be at full architectural scale, showing off a piece of content that is really just a simple view of a tropical ocean. But … Continue reading virtual experiences in architecture

Creative Manufacturers

leyard europe factory tour

March 30, 2022 Brad Koerner

Nice factory tour video by Leyard Europe of their European SMT assembly line for direct-view LED panels. Just amazing the technology required to produce these video walls. And an good video showing clearly how these walls are assembled. Continue reading leyard europe factory tour

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lightvision headset

December 21, 2021 Brad Koerner

Check out this post on Dezeen for an interesting LED-infused eyemask design intended to help meditation. I have no idea regarding the mask’s effectiveness for its intended task in meditation, but the product photography is exceptionally beautiful – and more … Continue reading lightvision headset

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virtual production and its impact on the real world?

September 14, 2021January 24, 2022 Brad Koerner

The incredibly fast progress of “virtual production” techniques in filmmaking is just astounding and will soon drive radical innovation in the broader built environment. Virtual production uses a combination of large format direct-view LED display walls with live-rendered content and … Continue reading virtual production and its impact on the real world?

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why do VR games look bad? how to achieve VR in real life?

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Brad Koerner

Here’s an interesting video that discusses the present-day (2021) reality of VR headsets. I find the concept of “pixel density per degree field of view” fascinating. You might want to skip to about 3:00 for the good stuff. The key … Continue reading why do VR games look bad? how to achieve VR in real life?

Lighting Technology

LED screens and compound curves

June 25, 2021 Brad Koerner

Compound curves: The Final Frontier? Over the past couple years I’ve noticed several Chinese suppliers of direct-view LED panels offering some wild options for compound curved screen surfaces (i.e. a curve that bends in two planes, such as a sphere … Continue reading LED screens and compound curves

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the virtual production of the mandalorian, season two

April 2, 2021April 4, 2021 Brad Koerner

Large format LED screen technology coupled with live rendering is advancing so fast that it’s going to soon “trickle down” and make a dramatic impact on architectural design and architectural placemaking. Our architectural places will blur the distinction between “real … Continue reading the virtual production of the mandalorian, season two

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random studio: how can screens be more tactile?

June 15, 2020 Brad Koerner

Random Studio in Amsterdam put a couple small experiments on Medium and Instagram that are interesting: Marrying fiber optics to LED screens and using LED screens below water. See the Instagram posts below. I feel like I’ve seen the combination … Continue reading random studio: how can screens be more tactile?

Lighting Technology

ise 2019: the big LED walls

February 13, 2019 Brad Koerner

As usual, last week’s Integrated Systems Europe 2019 had some stunning large-scale LED screens on display. For those of you not familiar, these are direct-view LEDs, typically configured on panels that can built up into large-scale, seamless video walls. These … Continue reading ise 2019: the big LED walls

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LED screens used in filming “first man”

January 12, 2019January 13, 2019 Brad Koerner

I continue to be blown away by the rapid technical advance of large format LED screens. Further proof comes from the visually gorgeous movie “First Man” chronicling the life of test pilot and astronaut Neil Armstrong. Watching the behind-the-scenes featurette, … Continue reading LED screens used in filming “first man”

Creative Manufacturers

ettlin lux

October 28, 2018 Brad Koerner

Ettlin is a German manufacturer of high-tech textile products with several R+D efforts focused on architectural applications, including Ettlin Lux, a line of architectural “embedded” lighting panels and Ettlin Tec, which is exploring conducting textiles with integrated sensing and electronics. … Continue reading ettlin lux

Lighting Inspiration

balenciaga LED tunnel

October 16, 2018 Brad Koerner

Fashion house Balenciaga recently had a phenomenal catwalk staging, a rather intimate LED tunnel that was used for some incredible visual effects.  Designed by Canadian filmaker Jon Rafman, the LED panels were supplied by Shenzen-based InfiLED.  Unfortunately I can’t find … Continue reading balenciaga LED tunnel

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eSports arenas

August 24, 2018 Brad Koerner

Check out this visually innovative and inspiring video from Populous on the future of eSports events.  A few screen shots below.  Lots of inspiration here for architectural media systems.  And check out this great article from Blooloop on the growing … Continue reading eSports arenas

Lighting Technology

krasnodar stadium LED display

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Brad Koerner

Check out this amazing LED media display at Krasnodar, a Russian football stadium. A curving display that wraps around the entire stadium and varies in height for an impressive effect. The screen is made by Unilumin and has a total … Continue reading krasnodar stadium LED display

Creative Manufacturers

samsung debuts LED cinema screen in US

April 21, 2018April 23, 2018 Brad Koerner

According the Hollywood Reporter, Samsung installed the first LED cinema screen in the US at a theater near Los Angeles.  The screen is 33.8 feet wide and 17.7 feet high with nearly 9 million pixels.  They state that right now, these … Continue reading samsung debuts LED cinema screen in US

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samsung microLED

January 8, 2018 Brad Koerner

Via The Verge:  At CES 2018, Samsung is previewing a “modular” direct-view micro-LED 146″ 4K TV. LEDs continue to race into the future…and it looks like the trend for direct-view LED screens with incredibly small pixel pitch is going to … Continue reading samsung microLED

Creative Manufacturers

meiyad optoelectronics

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Brad Koerner

Via my LinkedIn feed, I saw someone from Shenzen Meiyad Optoelectronics posting interesting LED screen modules that include flexible and triangulated panels.  Wild stuff…I wonder what the durability of these flex panels really are – there is tremendous stress on … Continue reading meiyad optoelectronics

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