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It is done with EL Wire (Electroluminescent Wire) . Low voltage (1 1/2 volt to 9 volt). Only issue is that it is not very bright. Works great in dark and near dark. Completly pliable it is like a plastic noodle. It has two wires (one coated) and one bare (very very small) encased in a sylicone like plastic. You can cut to any length and available up to about 300 feet. Has a soft neon glow. I tried some for my display (lighted gutiar strings for a halloween setup but switched to a more rigid brighter neon type source). This is great fun stuff and very inexpensive. check out www.thatscoolwire.com (one of many)

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EL Wire is the simple stuff. But the real question is what kinds of controllers and how is it all interfaced? Are they using some kind of blue tooth for communication? What is on each person, controller wise? What software is she using to sequence? I would be interesting to find out what she cobbled together to make this work for them..

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When I was watching the first show, she is using a MAC, and never gave any details on the communications to the dancers.

I hope they win, they are very talented and the ideas for each performance are clever.

I have experimented with EL wire, have some for my train layout. Works great on smaller stuff, but I agree, not super bright. Very cool stuff.

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Well looks like google is my friend up to a point. There is a web site for i Luminate. But no real info to speak of. And they do not sell any of the equipment as of yet, just rentals.

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I'm pretty sure that I remember hearing that she has poured her life savings into this endeavor, so I doubt that she is going to be spilling the beans on the tech aspect of it.

What the real shame is that they came in 3rd place. THAT is a shame. They were the only original, unique and creative act left on the show.

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Yea, they were my choice to win.

I thought I read somewhere she is a software engineer, and a dance enthusiast...interesting combination. Actually her web site bio mentions, now that I went and looked.

Interesting there is an iluminate web site for the hardware system, http://www.iluminate.com, and one for the dance troup.. http://www.teamiluminate.com the system looks pretty robust.

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Hi Don,

well I tried your links but neither of them worked, or the server is temp down. I agree with everyone else. This group should have won or only 2nd to the singer doing old blue eyes songs. You have to admit he was doing a great job singing Frank's songs.

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The inverter to drive the EL wire might be low voltage but to illuminate EL wire it takes about 200 Volts AC and the frequency is around 1200-2400Hz. A bit higher than our house-hold 60Hz.

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So, Who will be the first to use this in their show?? Handing out candy canes in a suit the flashes to the music?? I want one!!

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  • 3 weeks later...

DonFL wrote:

I nominate Jim Winder, and at the end of the show, he falls over....:D

you have it ALLLL wrong...

I wouldn't wait til the end of the show to fall over.... ;)
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