The examples relate to various implementations of a software configurable lighting device having a multi-processor system including a central processing unit and a parallel processing unit. The software configurable lighting device utilizes the multi-processor system to efficiently transform and/or modify control data. The software configurable lighting device also includes a transparent image display device and a general illumination device. Transformed and/or modified control data is utilized to drive the transparent image display device and the general illumination device in combination.