First East at East Campus built a disco dance floor as part of the annual EC Bad Ideas Competition.

(April 12, 2005: the project now has an official web site.)

Quick Facts
Time to build: less than 9 days
People involved: about 40
Dimensions: 8' x 16'
Resolution: 16x32
Gamut: 4096 unique colors per cell
Refresh rate: 30+ frames per second
Control: Atmel microcontrollers, USB, laptop computers
LEDs used: 1,536
Hand-soldered connections: approx. 20,000
Other features: pressure sensors
Funding: EC Bad Ideas (LEF, Weekends@MIT, Dormcon, MIT Fund); MIT Council for the Arts; East Campus; First East

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