iSwarm illuminates the water with LED lights with an appearance reminiscent of natural phenomena such as bioluminescent algae or the Aurora Borealis. iSwarm reacts to visitors with subtle modulation of its light patterns, triggered by motion sensor
iSwarm uses over 1,500 LEDs (iColor Flex LMX). The iColor Flex LMX are flexible strands of 50 large, individually addressable, full color LED nodes. Each node can produce a maximum of 6.56 candela of light output while consuming 1W of power. A powe
The LEDs are deployed just below the water surface. After exploring a variety of waterproofing methodologies, including vacuum formed housings, cast silicon casings, and 3d-printing, the design team settled on deploying the lights within customized
32 passive infrared (PIR) sensors are deployed on land, surrounding the perimeter of the installation. These sensors detect the movement of people around the installation. Sensor data was acquired by an Arduino Mega, which communicates with the pro
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