[TriEmbed] geekSPARK 2015 call for talent - TETRIS on RHT'S exterior

Thu Apr 23 20:33:10 CDT 2015

Awesome! :)

With your expertise in mesh networks, I think the biggest concern is the
lights themselves and the driving hardware.
I actually already have all the code needed to not only control displays
over the network but have multiple displays act as one (and it's all
threaded, multiplexed, etc). So, for example, you could have a single one
of the network boards you showed me controlling multiple lights on a single
floor... basically one controller per "row" of the display. The big thing
there would be finding places on each floor with continuously accessible
windows. The controller would just run a receiver that understands my
protocol and then my software breaks the matrix display up into
sub-displays but we program the animation itself as if it was all one
physically connected display.

I'm open to suggestions for what to actually use for the lights. The
digital strips I use with our controller board are total overkill... we
don't need single pixel control. The RGB analog strips you can get would be
much cheaper but we'd need a way to drive and control them. Oddly enough...
well, not really... Dan and I are already working on a controller for those
kind of lights too. But it has yet to actually be developed yet. So if
anyone has thoughts for something cheap and more off the shelf...

Anyways... that's my thoughts for now :)

Great meeting everyone!

-Adam

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Michael Wayne <
michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:

> Hi Adam,
>
> Just spoke to my comrades at Qualia Networks. We're definitely interested
> in working the Tetris project with you.
>
> Mike
> On Apr 22, 2015 9:20 PM, "Adam Haile" <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>
>> And... it's been deleted again :P
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Ian Hands <iphands at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> No... I opened the event up to all and an invitee must have deleted it.
>>> I will recover or re-create.
>>>
>>> Sorry.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>>> > Just saw a cancelation email... Is it being rescheduled?
>>> >
>>> > On Apr 22, 2015 10:43 AM, "Michael Wayne" <
>>> michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Stellar, see you tomorrow!
>>> >>
>>> >> On Apr 22, 2015 10:40 AM, "Ian Hands" <iphands at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hi all,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Sorry so late.... I sent an invite out already to folks who replied
>>> >>> with interest but tomorrow @ 630pm we are having a geekSPARK planning
>>> >>> meeting.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> If you want to help and can make it please let me know and I will
>>> look
>>> >>> for you tomorrow ~6:20pm in the Red Hat lobby.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> What: geekSPARK meeting
>>> >>> When: Thurs Apr 23 @ 630pm
>>> >>> Where: Red Hat Inc, 100 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, United
>>> >>> States (meet in lobby 10 mins before the meeting)
>>> >>>
>>> >>> https://goo.gl/maps/J3Qri
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks... and no worries if you can help but can't make this meeting.
>>> >>> I'll try and keep in touch.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Michael Wayne
>>> >>> <michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:
>>> >>> > Ian,
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Great meeting you Monday! Qualia Networks wants in! We've got our
>>> >>> > Chariot
>>> >>> > shields ready to go and will have demonstrable apps.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Mike Wayne
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > On Apr 16, 2015 10:48 AM, "Adam Haile" <email at adamhaile.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Ian,
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> We (Maniacal Labs - myself and Dan Ternes) would love to bring
>>> some
>>> >>> >> projects to show off! Our projects these days are all very much
>>> >>> >> bright, LED
>>> >>> >> related and we're currently working on a 2 meter tall,
>>> interactive LED
>>> >>> >> display. We certainly have a lot of other, fun, blinky stuff we
>>> can
>>> >>> >> bring as
>>> >>> >> well... maybe I can even be convinced to wear my LED pants :) In
>>> >>> >> general, we
>>> >>> >> specialize in digital light art pieces and enabling other people
>>> to
>>> >>> >> make
>>> >>> >> such things with little effort.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> We do have a 3D printer but will leave it home :P
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Thanks
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Adam Haile
>>> >>> >> Maniacal Labs
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Ian Hands <iphands at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> Hi all,
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> My name is Ian, we might have met at the meeting on Monday. I am
>>> >>> >>> chief
>>> >>> >>> cat wrangler for geekSPARK this year, and I would like to see
>>> your
>>> >>> >>> cool TriEmbed stuff at geekSPARK this year.
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> For those that don't know "geekSPARK" is one of many SPARKs at
>>> >>> >>> SPARKcon (http://www.sparkcon.com/) the big multiconvention
>>> event in
>>> >>> >>> downtown Raleigh that happens every September.
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> For the past three years we have had a number of 3D printers
>>> show up
>>> >>> >>> to our "3D Printer Rodeo" event.
>>> >>> >>> This year I would like to showcase awesome things in the hardware
>>> >>> >>> hacking / embedded genre along with the 3D printers.
>>> >>> >>> Why? I like that stuff!... and I believe all age ranges that
>>> show up
>>> >>> >>> will enjoy seeing these things as a well.
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> If you want to:
>>> >>> >>> - bring something cool (could be even *mostly* working :-D)
>>> >>> >>> - help out in any way
>>> >>> >>> -- sponsor an event
>>> >>> >>> -- come volunteer during the weekend
>>> >>> >>> - be a part of other geekSPARK projects
>>> >>> >>> -- DiMo (Digital Motion Showcase): where code meets art, on a big
>>> >>> >>> wall, with projectors, and neato input devices
>>> >>> >>> --- https://vimeo.com/106179566
>>> >>> >>> --- http://palebluepixel.org/static/projects/dimo/
>>> >>> >>> --- https://github.com/geekspark-rh
>>> >>> >>> -- Big Guitar with fricken LASER BEAMS: a huge light controlled
>>> >>> >>> "guitar" that folks can strum by walking around
>>> >>> >>> -- Dancing cross walk sign: Basically this
>>> >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB_0vRnkeOk
>>> >>> >>> - etc.
>>> >>> >>> Please let me know.
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> Thanks, and it was very nice meeting all of you.
>>> >>> >>> I look forward to attending another TriEmbed meeting.
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> Cheers.
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> --
>>> >>> >>> Sent from me, iHands.
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