This second iteration of the spherical surface display ORB debuted in April 2008 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA. It features 216 lines of resolution on an 18" (45cm) diameter sphere. Thanks to improved control, color depth is continually being advanced and currently stands at 343 colors. SD cards are used for storage, so as much as several hours of video can be programmed onto the piece, making it an ongoing experiment in terms of content.
ORB Video Demo from James Sears on Vimeo.
Exhibitions
- NEXT, Nordic Exceptional Trendshop, Innovation Lab, Århus, Denmark
- Lightwave 2009, Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- SIGGRAPH Asia, Singapore, 2008
- All Points West Music and Arts Festival, Liberty State Park, NJ, 2008
- The Last HOPE, New York, NY, 2008
- Dance Robot Dance: An Evening at Maker Faire, New York, NY, 2008
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA, 2008