The school was creating a new sensory space for its pupils, aiming to use the power of lighting to change the mood of the room. To achieve this, White Light supplied an amBIENT XClighting controller, a device specially designed to automatically create spectacular lighting effects based on exterior inputs with no user involvement required. White Light also supplied a series of colour-changing LED fittings around the hexagonal room, 12 fixtures washing the walls and 12 uplighting the domed roof.
The controller was then configured to take a video input and use it to drive the LED fixtures, creating abstract, ever-changing colour shows around the room to the delight of students and teachers alike.
"The key to this system is the amBIENT XC controller," notes White Light's Matt Stridgen, "a remarkable device that creates remarkable results all by itself. From the moment we were first approached by the school we worked with them to design the system incorporating the controller with other elements chosen so that the entire system fitted comfortably within their budget. They seem to be very pleased with the result."
"The system has been so flexible for us" said Phil Harris, assistant head teacher, "whether it is used for a drama lesson, school assembly, special events such as a religious festival, or even a karaoke session - we always get a stunning lighting effect."
(Jim Evans)
