Stage Crew Engineering with Pete Doherty
Software architect and creative technologist Pete Doherty discusses the infrastructure, networking, security, and operational glue that makes ambitious installations actually run on site. He shares two standout projects: a 30-screen interactive wall on the red carpet at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere and a massive curved LED wall with real-time mixed-reality compositing at the Meta Store, and explains what made them succeed: enough time, clear ownership, and collaborators willing to work together.
We also get into failure modes (scope/timeline realism), how AI is changing creative technology (both as a workflow accelerant and as a deliverable), and why local/on-device inference is likely to matter more for experiential work going forward. (January 21, 2026)
Links
- Pete's website and case studies, including the red carpet wall
- Creative Tech Tips and Tricks
- Pete's LinkedIn