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The Tech Behind a Nine Inch Nails Show

Posted by kdawson on from the seeing-right-through-yourself dept.

inetstorm, who has "been a NIN fan for ages," sends along a Wired profile giving a look behind the scenes at the tech underlying the current NIN concert tour. "... this time around, NIN has pulled out all the stops, creating a groundbreaking, fully interactive visual display that is as much a part of the show as the band's instruments ... The core of the show is a sophisticated trio of transparent 'stealth' screens, which are raised and lowered during the performance... For the interactive portions of the show, all the onscreen video is rendered by Moment Factory's custom rig, a trio of Linux-based devices collectively known as 'the brain.'"

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  1. Let me be the first to say by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 5, Funny

    "a trio of Linux-based devices collectively known as 'the brain.'"

    What are we going to do today brain?

    The same thing we do every day, pinky. Plan to take over the world.

  2. Re:The power of Linux by no+reason+to+be+here · · Score: 5, Informative

    The original unaltered picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ltrandazzo/2783768632/in/set-72157606864141506/

    Taken by amy Randazzo, sister of one of the guys responsible for http://theninhotline.com/

    Just want to give attribution where it's due.

    Also, I'm so pissed off I wasn't able to see them this time around, and everytime I hear about how amazing and groundbreaking the show is, it makes me that much more upset. I really hope I can make it to one of the shows when they come back through the US again.

    --
    my pet machine
  3. The BSOD was on purpose by azrael29a · · Score: 5, Informative

    This BSOD was set up on purpose - it was a part of the decoration. See http://blog.internetnews.com/apatrizio/2008/09/the-fail-er-joke-is-on-the-web.html