Abstract: A three-dimensional display is disclosed that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, the light-emitting elements arranged in a three-dimensional pattern, each light-emitting element having a plurality of display settings. The three-dimensional display also includes a plurality of display planes, each display plane including a mutually exclusive subset of the plurality of the light-emitting elements, the subsets of respective display planes being mutually exclusive. The three-dimensional display also include a controller, the controller configured to receive an external signal and to generate an internal signal for controlling the display settings of at least one of the plurality of light-emitting elements as a function of the external signal.