My goal: a "Better than the Arcade" Dance Dance Revolution experience.

The Stepmania Studio 2.0

The Studio

The Dance Pads were custom made by Brandon Jean. I've tried soft pads, arcade pads, and Cobalt Flux - these seem to me to have the best feel. I built a skirt around them out of birch plywood, and bolted that to the floor. (Picture taken in Studio 1.0)

I'm using an InFocus X1 for projection. Bright enough for daytime projection, when used with a high-gain screen. (Picture taken in Studio 1.0)

I'm using a dedicated PC, 3.2ghz, 512M Ram. This hooks into an NAD amplifier. Everything including the rope lighting is plugged into a single power strip, so flipping the switch turns on the room.

Gotta have a spot to cool off!

I installed a DA-LITE glass bead-surface screen which increases brightness quite a bit when viewed from head on. This setup is ideal for using a glass-bead surface since you're always viewing if from about as close to head-on as possible.

A couple of the artists from my company.