Here are some of the initial ideas we pursued:<\/p>\n
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- Controlling the flashlight on the phones for synchronized \u201ccamera flash\u201d effects<\/li>\n
- Playing synchronized sounds through the phone\u2019s speakers to get crowd chants going or create synchronized sound effects from various areas of the venue<\/li>\n
- Using the display to emit light that can be changed in brightness and to any color to create a large Tifo \u201cdisplay\u201d in the audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In the end we opted to pursue the concept of controlling the phones\u2019 screens. We were guided by the vision of a basketball arena with dimmed lights before the game and 20,000 roaring fans holding up their phones. This would turn the stands into a massive full-color screen. A similar concept was used at the 2012 London Olympics using fixed mounted LED displays<\/a>.<\/p>\n
![\"Stadium](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/stadium_1.jpg"\")
<\/p>\nThe goal is to combine 20,000+ iPhone and Android screens to create a single display that spans the entire seating area of the venue. For example if a venue has 50 rows\u2014each with 500 seats\u2014then with everyone in the audience holding up their phone we would have a \u201cdisplay\u201d resolution of 500px by 50px. Not quite HD resolution, but it could allow us to create some fun animations.<\/p>\n
The London Olympics execution had 70,500 light sources embedded in the stands that allowed for some fantastic animations during the show.<\/p>\n