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Journal of Clinical and
Basic Psychosomatics Intervention through natural/digital art

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These light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are equipped with built-in digital control circuit digital (manufactured by Worldsemi
Co., Ltd., WS2812b) and operate using the streaming architecture for control networks (sACN, E1.31) protocol, one of the
open specification protocols standardized by the Entertainment Services and Technology Association/American National
Standards Institute in 2009 to transmit digital multiplex (DMX) data—a lighting control protocol—over a Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol network. To create a sense of physical depth, we used LED floodlights, which can be
controlled using DMX protocol, to color the branches and leaves of the thicket behind the courtyard. These floodlights were
connected to a control board and synchronized with the Xlights software.
In addition, the illuminations purchased by the facility (such as Santa Claus figures and drape lights) were installed in
nearly the same locations as last year. In other words, the purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the newly added
DMX-controlled lighting show by comparing it with the previous year’s display.
The “Digital Holiday Light Show” that we repeatedly create is a fully controlled illumination event that synchronizes music
and other elements, using LED lights (strings or strips) with built-in ICs that can be individually controlled for buildings,
trees, structures, the ground, etc., as well as lighting equipment for stage performances (Figure 5). This method is one of
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the latest advancements in illumination technology, utilizing computer and network technology, making it a cutting-edge
field in entertainment lighting. In Europe and America, illumination events using this method are held in private homes and
neighborhood communities, and the first author has been involved with such facilities in Japan since 2017.

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