i recently attended the ILDA (International Laser Display Association) convention in las vegas where i was awarded first, second, and third place trophies in the "abstract laser shows" category.
what an experience! i spent three days hanging out with old school and awesome laserists. winning the awards was just icing. i played my shows live with LSX and my etherdream dac and they looked amazing on the graphics projector that was set up for the awards (i think it was a kvant).
huge thanks to tim walsh and patrick murphy. you will never meet nicer and more sincere people. and to all the other amazing and incredible supportive laserists that welcomed me and appreciated my work.
mike dunn, kyle & poncho of laseronics, tom harman, greg makhov, kvant, lobo, pangolin, lasernet, illuminati-visuals, dynamic lasers, uno laser, image engineering, just to name a few.
there had been some concern about interfacing my etherdream dac to the massive ILDA switcher lasernet built to route signals from the multiple sources to the 6 house projectors. j4cbo was quick to provide all the necessary information and by the end of the conference horacio (sr. electronics engineer at lasernet) was holding the etherdream in his hands and proclaiming: "this is some good shit!". high praise.
the was considerable interest in LSX and etherdreams. that made me incredibly proud of our little community of artists and engineers.
i took, and passed the LSO (laser safety officer) training course while at ILDA. the course plus the two hour test and breaks for lunch and lattes took about 11 hours. it was a little brutal, but covered a lot of important aspects of laser safety. the course covers the math necessary to determine safe exposure for eyes, skin, reflections (specular and diffuse) and a number of other issues. i highly recommend taking the course, even if you don't plan on doing laser shows as it strongly reinforces the risks inherent to our favorite hobby.
more information about the convention and ilda is here: ILDA - The International Laser Display Association
also, i highly recommend this site more excellent laser safety information: http://www.lasershowsafety.info/
did i mention i designed and etched my leather vest on my homemade laser cutter?
what an experience! i spent three days hanging out with old school and awesome laserists. winning the awards was just icing. i played my shows live with LSX and my etherdream dac and they looked amazing on the graphics projector that was set up for the awards (i think it was a kvant).
huge thanks to tim walsh and patrick murphy. you will never meet nicer and more sincere people. and to all the other amazing and incredible supportive laserists that welcomed me and appreciated my work.
mike dunn, kyle & poncho of laseronics, tom harman, greg makhov, kvant, lobo, pangolin, lasernet, illuminati-visuals, dynamic lasers, uno laser, image engineering, just to name a few.
there had been some concern about interfacing my etherdream dac to the massive ILDA switcher lasernet built to route signals from the multiple sources to the 6 house projectors. j4cbo was quick to provide all the necessary information and by the end of the conference horacio (sr. electronics engineer at lasernet) was holding the etherdream in his hands and proclaiming: "this is some good shit!". high praise.
the was considerable interest in LSX and etherdreams. that made me incredibly proud of our little community of artists and engineers.
i took, and passed the LSO (laser safety officer) training course while at ILDA. the course plus the two hour test and breaks for lunch and lattes took about 11 hours. it was a little brutal, but covered a lot of important aspects of laser safety. the course covers the math necessary to determine safe exposure for eyes, skin, reflections (specular and diffuse) and a number of other issues. i highly recommend taking the course, even if you don't plan on doing laser shows as it strongly reinforces the risks inherent to our favorite hobby.
more information about the convention and ilda is here: ILDA - The International Laser Display Association
also, i highly recommend this site more excellent laser safety information: http://www.lasershowsafety.info/
did i mention i designed and etched my leather vest on my homemade laser cutter?
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