Burning Too: An ultra HD multi-projector media Façade system

Abstract

This paper discusses Burning Too, a large media Façade presented by the author on the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre in Hong Kong during the opening of the 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2016). The author configured a hardware system and wrote software for an Ultra HD (4K) video projection of fire onto the building, using four video projectors and a single computer that provided real-time video mapping, edge blending, video playback, interactive audio, and color adjustment functionality. The symbolism of fire is discussed along with the system configuration for a multi-projector media facade using Ultra HD video.