We spent three days in Zurich, experimenting with NOVA, a 3D LED grid system developed by ETHZ (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). Very interesting to see what works with the system and what doesn't. These images do not do the system justice: beside being 2D representations of a 3D visual, they don't fully convey the shimmering beauty of NOVA, especially in the dark.

The 'Baby NOVA' is a 10x10x10 grid; this one was at Technopark, Zurich. The large one is a 50x50x10 grid, and is publicly viewable at Zurich Central Station.

We tried out a range of effects and ideas; mainly randomness, dynamic 3D geometry, and a combination of 2D and 3D imagery; using the 3D grid to represent 2D imagery (mainly from a webcam in these experiments), but using all of the voxels/LEDs,and focusing on a single 'sweet-spot'. The image is surprsingly clear from one viewpoint, but abstracted from any other position.

More details: squidsoup.org