ACT Entertainment Brings Programming, Training, and Gear Together

ACT Entertainment took over a significant stretch of the LDI 2025 show floor with a booth that felt less like a product display and more like a working production environment.

Across the booth, attendees could get hands-on with the latest Ayrton fixtures, connect directly with MA trainers onsite, and see MDG atmospheric effects deployed as part of a lighting show designed by Innovative Intensity with programming by Destin Klug of DK Lighting.

🏆 ACT MA3 Programming Contest Winners

At LDI ACT also announced the winners of this years Programming Contest:

Winner: Hayden Valkema from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Runner Up: Ethan Baker from Valor Christian Academy

Runner Up: Laura Hanks from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Runner Up: Em Moore from UCLA

Ayrton MagicDot Neo

One standout on the show floor was Ayrton’s MagicDot Neo. Where the Neo really separates itself from the original is in flexibility. A 10:1 zoom range from 3° to 30°, combined with continuous pan and tilt rotation, expands what those classic MagicDot cluster looks can be.

Add IP65-rated construction, and the Neo shifts from a niche speed light into a take-it-anywhere tool.

Ayrton EagleStrike

At the opposite end of scale, Ayrton’s EagleStrike was on display. With its high-output LED engine and long-throw optics, it is designed to cut through arenas, and outdoor stages without sacrificing beam control. In a programming context, EagleStrike gives you a reliable backbone fixture that holds focus, color, and movement across long distances.

MDG Atmospherics

One of the quieter but cooler moments on the ACT booth was how atmospherics were handled. MDG’s Round Floor Pocket was actually part of the stage itself. Every now and then the machine woke up and fog just… showed up.

Alongside that was MDG’s WPE line, their weatherproof atmospheric machines built for situations where the environment is not playing nice. Outdoor shows, exposed stages, unpredictable conditions. These are the machines you do not have to babysit or protect with last-minute plastic and hope.

MA Lighting: Real Help, Right on the Show Floor

Another thing that stood out was how much actual help was happening in real time. ACT had trainers and MA Lighting folks on the floor all day, not tucked away in a classroom or limited to a single scheduled session. You could walk up with a question, point at the console, and get an answer from someone who actually knows the system inside and out.

For attendees, that meant quick clarifications, deeper dives, and plenty of “oh, that’s how they intended that to work” moments. Whether it was MA3 workflows, showfile structure, or just sanity-checking an approach, the access felt casual and low-pressure. It turned the booth into less of a demo stop and more of a working space, which is exactly how a lot of people learn best.

What ACT built at LDI 2025 was not a booth you just passed through. It was a place you could stop, watch, ask questions, and actually understand how the pieces connect. Between live programming, real conversations with trainers, and gear running in a show context instead of a spec sheet, the floor felt active in a way that most booths do not.