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Control Lightshow Over Dublin Sky From A Webpage

Posted by Hemos on from the fun-with-CGI dept.

nev4 writes "Ireland is celebrating their EU presidency for 2004 with an interactive lightshow over Dublin. The project, Vectorial Elevation, allows people to control the 22 searchlights (154,000 watts, can be seen for a 15km radius) shining over Dublin by submitting a design on the project's website. The designs are queued and a new design is displayed every 14 seconds from dusk to dawn (GMT +1). You can see an aerial view of the city and the current design via live webcam or browse snapshots of previous designs. The tool for submitting deisgns also contains a 3D model of the city that you can pan around or "walk-through". Once you submit your design, you can opt to receive an e-mail when it is being displayed; when I submitted mine there was no one in the queue, so it was displayed immediately."

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  1. Add a bit more power... by Winlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and you have the first lifesize Missile Commander game.

  2. Oops by Cipster · · Score: 5, Funny

    No way this will abused at all... I look forward to seeing goatse in all its glory displayed over Dublin.

  3. I'm trying to SLEEEEEP!!! by dwalsh · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if you would stop pointing it at my flat, that would be appreciated.

    An annoyed Dublin resident.

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    1. Re:I'm trying to SLEEEEEP!!! by Linker3000 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Bullshit - if you are a REAL Dublin resident, you'd either be:

      1) In a pub

      2) Busking outside Bewley's Oriental Tea Rooms

      3) Trying to find a parking space around St. Stephens green

      4) Stuck in road traffic somewhere along the banks of the Liffey

      Sleeping - my ar*e

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  4. In other news... by jwitch · · Score: 5, Informative
    People who do not RTFA would notice it would be extremely hard to represent a picture using only 22 uniformly fixed searchlights.

    This week's crossword puzzle prize is a brand new set of crayons.

  5. Im in Dublin .. by Fawad · · Score: 5, Informative

    And I can say they're pretty amazing - the range is much more than 15km (I saw them visiting a friend from Leixlip over 25km away). They make this city beautiful - The messages were uncensored initially, but then the authorities smartned up - to an extent! :) Try submitting something in a different language..