Abstract: Method is provided for performing an animation with a lighting device having a plurality of light sources. An animation is described in a description language that describes at least parts of the animation as movement of an animation object in at least one spatial dimension in a virtual coordinate system. The animation described in the description language is interpreted by a control device controlling the plurality of light sources such that the light sources perform the animation.

Abstract: Method is provided for performing an animation with a lighting device having a plurality of light sources. An animation is described in a description language that describes at least parts of the animation as movement of an animation object in at least one spatial dimension in a virtual coordinate system. The animation described in the description language is interpreted by a control device controlling the plurality of light sources such that the light sources perform the animation.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for generating first computer-readable instructions and second computer-readable instructions. The second computer-readable instructions are permanently stored on a memory means. The second computer-readable instructions are adapted to cause a processing means to display a virtual object on a display means. The virtual object comprises a plurality of illumination sources, each of which is capable of being displayed in an on-state and an off-state. The processing means also receives animation data via an input means, which animation data comprises information about an order in which the illumination sources are to be displayed in the on-state and off-state. The processing means also automatically generates the first computer-readable instructions using the information from the animation data.