METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A LIGHTING FIXTURE IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Methods and apparatus for configuring a lighting fixture in a virtual environment. The methods and apparatus may enable a user to directly or indirectly manipulate a virtual lighting effect in a virtual environment and be presented with virtual representations of one or more lighting fixtures that correspond to producible lighting fixtures that are capable of producing the manipulated lighting effect.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method of enabling configuration of a lighting fixture through manipulation of a lighting effect in a virtual environment, comprising:
providing a virtual environment including a virtual lighting fixture and a virtual lighting effect; said virtual lighting fixture indicative of a producible lighting fixture; said virtual lighting effect generated by said virtual lighting fixture and indicative of a producible light output generated by said producible lighting fixture; enabling a user to manipulate one or more parameters in said virtual environment to create a second virtual lighting effect; and providing, via said virtual environment, a second virtual lighting fixture in response to manipulation of said parameters; said second virtual lighting fixture indicative of a second producible lighting fixture; said second virtual lighting effect indicative of a producible second light output achievable by said producible second lighting fixture and non-achievable by said producible lighting fixture.