It all began as a digital graffiti installation at Burning Man 2010!
Ghost Train allows users to create their own digital graffiti by constructing a familiar train environment and supplying modified painting tools. Participants use a hacked aerosol can to produce a stream of light rather than paint, to tag their own designs on a digital projection of a New York City subway train. The light appears to adhere to the digital projection of a moving train car across the screen.
Throughout the event a life-size train slowly moves across the screen, sometimes stopping for a brief amount of time creating an infinite train-car canvas for participants to decorate. As participants paint the projected train their work not only stays with the train visually but also reappears randomly on future trains throughout the Burning Man festival.
Did you guys ever post the tags from the playa ? It really was one of the most interesting “pieces” out there. From one of the really old guys, thanks.