Advancing lighting for aquaria

In this thesis I will explore the creation of a professionally advanced aquatic lighting fixture that will offer more flexibility than is currently available in the professional aquatic lighting field. I will investigate how the flexible fixture can enhance aquatic microenvironments through application of a design approach. In this investigation I will focus on the visual composition of light within the aquarium, while providing physiologically supportive light to the living inhabitants of the microenvironment. In order to explore this process I will create a LED aquatic lighting unit that shares many of the properties of a traditional theatrical lighting grid; specifically: flexible positioning, focusability of light sources, color control, and intensity control. I will design and build this flexible unit, and demonstrate its capabilities on a minimum of three contrasting aquatic microenvironments. The project will be displayed in an exhibit within the Winship Theatre building, where the human viewing environment will be designed to provide a soothing light and sound enhanced experience.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theatre

Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Wittke-Bender, Dawn Marie

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Habeck, Michelle M.

• Lighting
• Aquaria

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28514

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/28514