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At Burning Man 2025, the Dragon entered one of the most hostile environments on earth — and stayed standing for two weeks. Sandstorms. Heavy rain. Extreme heat. Through all of it, the Dragon operated without interruption until the final moment.
At Burning Man 2025, several unprecedented milestones took place. For the first time, we publicly unveiled the new 5-meter modules, breaking the previous 3-meter limitation per strand and opening the possibility for much larger vertical extensions. This marked the debut of the first 5-meter-tall Dragon in a real-world context. In collaboration with Silas Beta, the Dragon was also tested in true outdoor conditions, facing one of the harshest environments imaginable. Over two intense weeks, the installation endured extreme and rapidly changing weather, from severe sandstorms to heavy rainstorms. Throughout this entire period, the Dragon remained standing and operated flawlessly until the very end.
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The hardware consisted of eight 5-meter-tall modules arranged around a central mirrored column and combined with a tree structure, forming a 7-meter-high trunk. In this configuration, the Dragon modules acted as the trunk, while coordinated LED bars extended outward as the tree’s branches.
The software was designed with direct integration to the other elements of the installation — specifically DMX-controlled LED tube systems that functioned as the tree's branches. The overall system was driven by an audio-reactive architecture, creating a continuous link to the live improvisation of the DJs present throughout the event. The framework supported real-time responsiveness without preloaded content structures, enabling full improvisational operation across two weeks of continuous use.
At Burning Man, spontaneity is an essential part of the festival’s flow, rooted in natural expression and collective connection. In this context, the system was fully designed for extreme improvisation and real-time musical interpretation, both through audio-reactive behavior and through performative interfaces where human input remains indispensable.
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