What kind of lighting is used to make the carpet come alive? The shapes look like they are fluorescent.
It is UV/Blacklight lighting, I planned to get this carpet from the start and i knew i had to get blacklights to make it stand out.
In this earlier pic you can see the 4 downlights in the room.
Then i had my electrician remove the back two downlights and install the 3 sets of twin fluros.
What i did not mention was that they were purely for the blacklighting (did not want to give it away too early
). While the blacklighting may be a little 80's/ravey i love the effect on the carpet as it does indeed make it glow/look fluorescent and it suits the look i was going for. It also reacts with the machines! Roadshows yellow ramps glow as well as most of the instruction cards and other things. Its fun seeing what reacts to the UV.
I removed the back two downlights so they would not reflect on the pinball machines and figured i would get a lamp or something later down the track for that end of the room. Unfortunately two things have changed my mind a little on the (normal) lighting of the room, first being the black paint made the room darker than i expected or should i say i thought the down lights would do a better job! Second i realised the back two would reflect on the pinballs but i forgot about my arcades! The front two downlights shine on them, so not everything went to plan on this but it is something i can look at later.
Once i get all my machines in and working properly ill look at holding an AP meet for any fellow melbournites that would like to come and have a look/play. Alternatively if you want to have a look or a play sooner feel free to let me know, happy to show and share my new room. (provided your shoes are clean
)
great job I just showed my wife and she said I'm not allowed 
Haha took me a long time to convince the missus that this would be worth the time, effort and money. Glad i did the extra work making it a games room rather than just emptying the room and putting the machines in...........this
as opposed to THIS!
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