1	Automated Lighting Studio 1999 TTI Fellowship R. Lee Kennedy Department of Drama
2	Project Goals for Drama 411 Lighting Design Eliminate required prerequisite course: Drama 211 Lighting Technology Get students creating with light immediately without major technological learning curve Accommodate more students in the course Allow more class time for presenting and discussing projects Provide state of the art equipment for use in other research/design projects and for Drama/HRT productions
3	Project Funding Sources 1999 TTI grant ($20k) Special 1999 ETF grant ($50k) Department of Drama sources (approx. $3k) Equipment purchased through Heritage Repertory Theatre ($20k) Other sources: undergraduate research grants through CAS and SEAS (approx. $3k)
4	Technology Existing Helms Theatre Infrastructure Automated Lighting Equipment Standard Win98 PC Proprietary hardware interface Proprietary Windows software for lighting control Custom web-page based graphic interface
5	Automated Lighting Equipment Remote controlled robotic lighting equipment to augment existing conventional (manually controlled) equipment.
6	Win98 PC/Hardware Interface Horizon 1024 Ethernet Node 10bt ethernet input DMX 512 output to automated lights and conventional dimmers
7	Control Software Horizon Gold Familiar windows interface Free for use without a hardware interface Easy to learn for both experienced console operators and entry-level students
8	Custom HTML interface Simple interface (2^nd day in-class project)
9	Custom HTML interface Project 1 Interface
10	Custom HTML interface Final project interface
11	Custom HTML interface Updated project 3 interface
12	Evaluation Successes Much greater focus on design, projects, and project discussion Larger classes easily accommodated Project setup time greatly reduced Students are excited by design and technological possibilities Students are increasingly able to bypass the custom interface and work directly with the software Several satellite projects have developed