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Too much fun. In one of the versions of code for the Freeze Box there is a function which 'walks' the freeze frame around the room as video is playing. You are right about the 'self illumination' effect. It is a real limitation for Caves and other panoramic projection-based devices. There are technologies that reduce the reflection of stray light called 'black screens' that help mitigate this effect. For the ZML, I think that the self-illumination should be used and not fought against. I started working a really simple piece that starts with the room dark, and then slowly brings up the room light by bringing up images evocative of a sunrise. I am not happy with it yet however, partially due to the high amount of light that is projected even when a 'black' frame is displayed.

Cool - would love to check out your work on it. I agree - the self-illumination effect adds a great Brechtian-quality I hadn't thought of before regarding panoramas. That is to say, it reminds the viewer that he/she is in a room with people, surrounded by 14 screens, and not in some other environment.

In contrast, sitting almost level to the bottom of the screen allowed me to be more immersed in the pans. Has there been more work along these lines?

That must be a nice experience! Does "Tripped Out" mean the piece itself was wholly made for panorama using multi-cameras?