Technology by a Concordian dazzles on the international stage

Impressed by Superbowl halftime light show and wowed by the Sochi 2014 opening ceremony?

Vincent Leclerc, Concordia alumnus (BCompSci 03 - the program from which he graduated, Digital Image/Sound and the Fine Arts, is now known as Computation Arts) and Department of Design and Computation Arts part-time instructor, helped make them both happen.

His company, PixMob, outfitted the audience members at both the 2014 Superbowl and the Olympic Games opening ceremony with interactive, wireless LED technology - thousands of remote controlled, light-emitting items - designed to turn the crowd into a huge video screen.

In an interview with the Montreal Gazette, Leclerc said about the Superbowl: "[It] is a tough one because we haven't worked with many sports fans in the past. We're more used to dropping thousands of balls onto people, or having people fist pump (with LED-enabled wristbands) at the same time, at concerts."

PixMob's notable past productions have included Arcade Fire's set at Coachella (2011), Céline Dion's nationally televised Sans attendre album launch (2012) and a performance by The Black Keys at Osheaga (2013).