Projection Mapping
A collection of projection mapping projects where I held different roles. >5 years of experience with site direction and programming for architectural projection mapping. Plus, the experiments of a budding projection artist.
Architectural Projection Mapping
A collection of projection mapping shows programmed using WATCHOUT.
I served as a Site Technical Director from 2021-2023 and was promoted to Lead Technical Director for all festival sites 2024-present.
Programmer and Site Director for…
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Light Session by Los Romeras
Date: September 8-9, 2023
Projectors: 10x PT-RZ21KU (2x5 portrait)
Lenses: 5x ET-D75LE10, 5x ET-D75LE20
Other: Fully networked through Panasonic Geometry Manager application. -
Gates of Eternity by Maxin10sity
Date: September 9-10, 2022
Building Size: 52’ x 65’
Projectors: 4x PT-RQ22KU (1x2 landscape double-stack)
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Nevermore: Human vs AI by Sila Sveta
Date: September 10-11, 2021
Building Size: 52’ x 65’
Projectors: 4x PT-RQ22KU (1x2 landscape double-stack)
Lenses: 4x ET-D75LE6
Accessories: Magewell USB Capture to laptop (audience scanned QR code to vote, results displayed live on building)
“Melissa’s work in WATCHOUT is on the level of a Disney Imagineer who does this every day—and yet she only does this festival once a year.”
— Feedback from former Disney Imagineer Mickey Fergus
WATCHOUT Certified Programmer
via Dataton Academy
Completed in May 2023
Projection Art Installations
Projection art created by me for show at exhibitions.
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MIT Reality Hack – Reality Art Grant
Projection art piece on display January 22-26, 2025 at MIT Reality Hack hackathon.
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Praxis Gallery – ChaShaMa Grant
Projection art exhibition at Praxis Gallery in Binghamton, NY from February 7-28, 2025.
Community Projects
Still Mural Mapping Feature
Each year, the LUMA Projection Arts Festival hosts a community mural mapping feature memorialized as the Peg Johnston Living Lights Project, which allows local artists to submit still pieces to be displayed on a selected building during the festival. Artists are provided a template with an outline of the building features they can use to create traditional or digital art to be displayed on the building.
As a hobby, I typically submit to this feature to improve my skills in 3D modeling and experiment with the projection medium.
Binghamton Black Bears Hockey
Projection on City Hall
In a last-minute request from the mayor, our team stood up a still graphic to project on City Hall across from the arena to wish the team luck in their championship game the following weekend.
(And yes, they did win!)