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# NCTU Interactive Christmas Tree



![NCTU Interactive Christmas Tree](https://cheyuwu.com/static/img/mirror/69deb9af2b73.webp)



Client



Volunteer work



Original date record



12/2014



Type



Installation art



Responsibilities



Development of music and lighting software / Team leader



Contents & work details



Client



Volunteer work



Original date record



12/2014



Type



Installation art



Responsibilities



Development of music and lighting software / Team leader



## Project record



## Background







I led six people from the **Marketing Department of Student Union** on coordinating a one-of-a-kind Christmas event by building a super huge tree. I bought some Arduino and relevant equipment for this 10-foot tree. We did not just put on strings of LED light bulbs and call it a day. We removed the control boxes attached to the LED strings and attached them to our own control panel. By setting the seven-layer lights to a piece of music, we turned the Christmas tree into a high-tech interactive device.











## Arduino Prototyping







Aside from the programming, my role as a leader meant I had to distribute works among the seven of us and communicate with my team and the lighting crew. It was me to add the twinkling effect based on my knowledge of piano and musical games. I designed an input interface and arranged the twinkling. The project received instant popularity online as well as attention from the university and media. On Christmas Eve, I led my team to put on a show in front of the library and attracted more than 500 students to the venue.







![NCTU Interactive Christmas Tree](https://cheyuwu.com/static/img/mirror/3eb6430f20f2.webp)







![NCTU Interactive Christmas Tree](https://cheyuwu.com/static/img/mirror/d34e3c22022a.webp)







## Final Testing







![NCTU Interactive Christmas Tree](https://cheyuwu.com/static/img/mirror/58d337217277.webp)







## Video







Connects to the external media service when you play.

[Open in a new tab ↗︎](https://www.youtube.com/embed/hb_PvYE9DBg)



## Context & sources


- [Original project link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y820pE7oIlw)



Exhibitions, research & collaborations

[Contact the artist](https://cheyuwu.com/contact?work=NCTU+Interactive+Christmas+Tree&from=/project/-L3BB7yLee5Las43HMGh/)



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[https://cheyuwu.com/project/-M0nSTp9JtVwu3b4e8AW](https://cheyuwu.com/project/-M0nSTp9JtVwu3b4e8AW)



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