Ghost Train

Info you should know before you go out to the playa. Please read:
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/index.html

Send a playa-gram by following the instructions of the theme camp ~ Black Rock City Post Office (BRCPO2.Oh).  Looks like a fun idea!

http://brcpo2oh.weebly.com/e-mail-playagrams.html

Here’s a peek into what we have been filling our weekends and spare moments with…building, coding, soldering, testing and building some more.

The project will have a hacked spray paint can that will paint with LED light rather than paint on a stretched, white surface.  A camera and projector behind the screen will track your light and “paint” back to the surface your drawing.

To change the color of your “paint” just push the paint can button in the milk crate of extra cans!

Erik building the color selection box

milk carton / color selection box with holes for buttons

our mad scientist factory!

buttons for the bottom of the milk carton color selector

the beginings of hacked spray paint cans

pvc pipe will serve as the new bottom to spray paint cans

Mark coding away!

wired button press for spray cans

Lynn assembling hardware in can

Rustoleum color = L.E.D.

Here’s a sneak peak at one of our backyard spray can tests….

spray/camera test from Lynn WasHere on Vimeo.

Anarchist Jim, Evonne Heyning and the whole Artery Team have put together a great audio tour of all the Honorarium Art Installations! Download Ghost Train’s Audio Tour and check out the entire Black Rock City Audio Tour.

Listen to Ghost Train’s Audio Tour

Directions: Reno – BRC
Please Read these Burningman Directions

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Reno Airport – BRC

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Reno Info
(forgot something?  Reno to the rescue!)

Dumps & Recycling
(Plesase make note of this for your return trip)

Hey all!  Due to the digital nature of our project, we need help manning the Ghost Train installation Monday August 30 – Friday Sept 3.

Ghost Train crew members, please help us out and sign up for a minimum of 2 (3-hour) shifts.  You’re the best!

Hey guys, here is the plan of attack for Burningman!

Pre-BurningMan:
Sun  Aug 22: prebuild (Erik Arrives in Reno)
Wed Aug 25: move structure to playa, begin build (Erik on Playa)
Thurs Aug 26: begin digital testing
Fri   Aug 27: finish structure (Lynn & Mark on Playa)
Sat Aug 28: finish digital test
Sun Aug 29: help other projects finish / chill

BurningMan:
Mon Aug 30: doors open Ghost Train 9pm-6am
Tues Aug 31: Ghost Train 9pm-6am
Wed Sept 1: Ghost Train 9pm-6am
Thurs Sept 2: Ghost Train 9pm-6am
Fri Sept 3: Ghost Train 9pm-6am
Sat Sept 4: begin deconstruction
Sun Sept 5: checkout with Burningman Art Dept (ARTery),
packup camp, leave Burning Man
Mon Sept 6: Burning Man ends

We are only a few weeks away from Burningman!  Come check us out on the playa!

From dusk til dawn come visit the Ghost Train and create your own digital graffiti. Throughout the festival a projection of a life-sized train slowly moves across the playa creating an infinite train-car canvas for participants to digitally paint with modified spray cans. As participants paint the projected train their work not only appears to move with the train but also reappears randomly on future trains throughout the event.

Departure Times
Monday – Friday: 9pm-6am