With Santa Cruz a very short drive from the TechnoGecko home and build site, it was a natural evolution to take part in unSCruz, the Santa Cruz regional burn event. Once it was pitched to the TechnoGecko team, they raised hands for participation in droves. Because of the large number of people from our camp attending, we were able to coordinate staff to bring the whole Gecko out - all three modules, the backup trailers, and all the towing vehicles. Here’s a recap video:
And wow, what an awesome burn it was! We were so pleased and so proud that everything worked great! The lights! The music! The DJs! The flame effects! The Gecko gorgeous looked awesome! The project visualizations!
The subwoofer door! The electric jacks! The towing drivers! The fire inspection passed smoothly! Our wonderous pole dancers! The Entheos temple! The labelled bins so we could find things! The volunteer structure! The kitchen! The power systems! The tires! The *everything*! If you understand the tech and take into account the 2+ years since full assembly, having such a smooth experience was quite a feat.
It was at unSCruz that we debuted the upgraded visualizations on the dance floor module flap. The lights were much more vibrant and the interactivity drew people of all ages in, over, and interacting with us!
