Magic Light - aftermath

I was at work this day, so I didn't get much of an insight into the setup of the final piece. However, I saw the last half an hour of the show last friday. Trent also hyped it up by tweeting about it. Over 500 people, I was told, entered the exhibition from Shakespeare Street and took to the light on the steps very well... even my voice, which bellowed the D.H Lawrence passage I recorded the week before.

A few things were drawn upon when viewing the piece for myself:

• The interactivity of the piece only involved the volume of my recording getting louder (to a certain limit) according to how many spectators walked past the cameras (one on each side, the last time I checked, but it might have just been one). Due to limited time, we couldn't program the proposed footstep path left behind by the viewers as they ascended/descended the steps.
• The luminosity of the lights - for a night piece, this point stuck out like a sore thumb in its finality. I was made aware that the lights were not at their full level of brightness, and subsequently saw just how blinding they were originally. It was also reported that, as a result of said levels of brightness, some people found it disorientating against the natural dark. Thus, it was turned down to a more appropriate level. There were comments that suggested that some could only see the lights ad not the steps. 
• Referring to the first point, it is possible to display this piece again elsewhere, and apply the interactive footstep path that were trying to achieve in the first place. This gives us a lot more time to experiment with the LED lights elsewhere (probably some of the spaces within Bonington), as we won't be pressed with the restraints of the deadline.

I still believe that the overall disappointment stemmed from the mixed communication from within Trent and those publicising the event - whether it be within the council or the university itself. If one should agree to do something like this again for Light Night, then a more rigorous and lengthy schedule should be applied, and communication between all parties need to be as clear and precise as crystal.