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Light up disco dance floor?

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angryadmin:
Inspired by a group of MIT engineers( http://web.mit.edu/storborg/ddf/ ) I Think I can do this (with alot of your help), I have the tools/space/budget as well as basic electronic knowledge. I want to design/build a 10 foot by 10 foot dance floor, made up of 6 inch squares, the actual floor is easy, wood/opaque plexi, but the lighting is a different matter entirely, my first goals are not extremely ambitious, I would like to place 3 leds in each square (red/blue/green), and simply have random colors and patterns. I can dedicate a PC to controlling it if need be that is not a problem, so 1200 leds, now what? suggestions??

Thenasty:
suggestion ? Get to it...

Q*Bert_OP:
How much of a budget do you have?

I do stuff with stage/club/concert lighting, and I may be able to help.

angryadmin:
Budget is really flexible, I would like to keep it under $1000 for the electronics. But I would be willing to pay more for more functionality.

ErikRuud:
Those guys at MIT used custom boards with microcontrollers to control the lights, you might want to consider the Phidgets LED64 board. 

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