Tweet-controlled London Eye light show reflects Brits' feelings about the Olympics
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The light show will see the London Eye illuminated to display visual representation of what Brits think about the London 2012 Olympics
Energy of the Nation will see a proportion of the London Eye illuminated to represent the percentage of 'positive energy' felt towards the 2012 Olympics
The London Eye has been transformed into a social media driven light show for the Olympics called Energy of the Nation
Illuminations will highlight the top sporting moments of the day and celebrate the color of the medals won by Team GB
The 'Energy of the Nation' result will be followed by displays of of the Union Flag and gold, silver or bronze lighting
The Energy of the Nation light show was developed in partnership with a group of graduates from MIT
An algorithm linguistically analyses tweets about the Games from the UK and splits the them into positive and negative conversations
Article Summary
The London skyline has been used for celebratory illuminations quite a bit in 2012. First Tower Bridge was decked out in LEDs for the Queen's Jubilee, then a laser show marked the inauguration of Europe's tallest building, the Shard. Now the London Eye has been transformed into a social media driven light show for the Olympics.
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