Flos Aliena: Germination!!

A project in Oakland, CA by Michael Saleski
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A Forest of 30 interactive 20-foot tall LED light spires.
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Backers: 3
Average Pledge Per Backer: $4

Funded: $12 of $1,000
Dates: Oct 3rd -> Oct 21st (18 days)
Project By: Michael Saleski
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Latest News

"Award Winning" Art!

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Flos Aliena: Germination was awarded the East Bay Express Award during opening night of the Autumn Lights Festival at Lake Merritt in Oakland CA!! Only 3 awards were given out of nearly 200 artists. The piece was very well received!  (Read More)

Opening night at ALF

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Flos Aliena: Germination - during opening night of the Autumn Lights Festival at Lake Merritt in Oakland.  (Read More)

Did somebody say batteries?

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Charging for 30 USB batteries: check. charging 30 batteries  (Read More)

Controllers are done

October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Controllers All of the wireless controllers are finished with software installed. There will be 27.   (Read More)

Wireless controllers are coming together

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The wireless controllers are coming together! The first 9 finished units (including the first LED hack CMOS to TTL converter) are done.  Each 50 LED 20-foot tall spire is controlled by one of these. Each cycle, the controller decides if it should... (Read More)

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