"Part of my purpose here is to teach people how to learn and Vista offers a very different way of approaching lighting control," began Mercurio. "With most consoles you type in numbers on a keyboard but Vista has a totally different mentality with which younger people are familiar. They are used to a visual, touch screen, interactive method. Older people have learnt to be digital natives but our students were born and raised this way. You don't need to know numbers; you're talking holistically around the design and getting lights to work.
"Vista offers a totally different paradigm and breaks new ground. It certainly shows the future of lighting control."
The VCA purchased the Vista I3, a mid-range lighting console that provides all the features of the full-size T2/L5 consoles in a smaller, more economical package.
"As well as learning current technologies, I try to ensure that the students are pushing the boundaries as to where new technology is going," stated Mercurio. "The Vista shows so many exciting ways of going forward that no other console is showing at the moment."
(Jim Evans)
