After what i feel was a successful and productive mini for this year, i have some ideas i would like to put forward as an idea for next year.
Hosting one a bit earlier in the year with a similar structure of topics of what we covered this year. This gives new people to the hobby an introduction to the terminology and basic processes and ideas for what they might want to accomplish for the year. Also able to answer any questions that will arise.
Another more hands on workshop orientated day around September. My idea is to setup a projector with a presenter (or presenters) and actually go from start to finish of getting a show up and running. Ask attendants to bring their own laptop to follow a step by step design in xlights (we all end up with the exact same setup/layout). Noone gets left behind.
The day would start with setting up FPP from loading on SD card to getting it running on a Pi (this would just be the presenter setting it up for us to use as a finished product). If we could get hold of a F16 to use to help us be able to demonstrate a finished setup at the end.
Next would be setting up a design in xlights start to finish, all attendants following presenter to create the exact same layout (background image, models, controllers, etc).
Follow on from this to then all loading up the same sequence to map and render (again, following the presenters instructions on the projector).
This would culminate in the presenters design uploading to the originally setup FPP/F16 and being able to push the finished product to show a working product.
This can then lead to a hands on demonstration to multiple different ways to power inject the sequenced props.
If we could maybe have 2 or 3 different props pre populated with pixels supplied for use on the day. With the possibility of maybe raffling off the days used props/pixels to a few of the lucky attendants. This might help cover the cost of the items a bit for vendors.
Happy to hear everyone’s thoughts!!
Hosting one a bit earlier in the year with a similar structure of topics of what we covered this year. This gives new people to the hobby an introduction to the terminology and basic processes and ideas for what they might want to accomplish for the year. Also able to answer any questions that will arise.
Another more hands on workshop orientated day around September. My idea is to setup a projector with a presenter (or presenters) and actually go from start to finish of getting a show up and running. Ask attendants to bring their own laptop to follow a step by step design in xlights (we all end up with the exact same setup/layout). Noone gets left behind.
The day would start with setting up FPP from loading on SD card to getting it running on a Pi (this would just be the presenter setting it up for us to use as a finished product). If we could get hold of a F16 to use to help us be able to demonstrate a finished setup at the end.
Next would be setting up a design in xlights start to finish, all attendants following presenter to create the exact same layout (background image, models, controllers, etc).
Follow on from this to then all loading up the same sequence to map and render (again, following the presenters instructions on the projector).
This would culminate in the presenters design uploading to the originally setup FPP/F16 and being able to push the finished product to show a working product.
This can then lead to a hands on demonstration to multiple different ways to power inject the sequenced props.
If we could maybe have 2 or 3 different props pre populated with pixels supplied for use on the day. With the possibility of maybe raffling off the days used props/pixels to a few of the lucky attendants. This might help cover the cost of the items a bit for vendors.
Happy to hear everyone’s thoughts!!
