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

Wed Apr 29 16:44:49 CDT 2015

I am normally a lurker on this list, but as a geekSPARK organizing alumnus,
I have to chime in:

With the single column idea, I can't help but picture a gigantic "test your
strength" meter connected to a pressure-sensitive target being hit by a
hammer. :)

Phil

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Ian Hands via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> I think our chance to pull this off would be a ton higher if we lit up a
> single column of windows instead of a 2d array.
> We could not do tetris then... but we could make some touch sensitive
> control for the display. Like a Kit from Knight Rider like thing that you
> can move up and down and change the color of from the street level.
>
> Also I am strongly anything against having something that people can post
> text to on the side of the building... some non RH building maybe :-D but
> not RH. Just sayin
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>
>> That would be awesome. I've actually looked into a display like that...
>> problem is getting it big enough, but not so big you cannot see out the
>> back :P
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Michael Wayne <
>> michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It'd be cool if the LED back window interface could use
>>> voice-to-text...some excellent messages could be displayed ;-)
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm sure we did meet when I was there, but I can't place your name with
>>>> a face for the life of me. Judging by your avatar, were you the one with
>>>> all the kinect point cloud demo stuff?
>>>>
>>>> I love the arrow idea :) that could be awesome.
>>>>
>>>> Ian... Yes, a test is definitely in order. Let me look into what
>>>> hardware I have around that could work for that and get back to you on
>>>> scheduling. I imagine this will be something that only works at night
>>>> though... no lights available that would work for daytime use :P
>>>>
>>>> I'll come up with some rough numbers, but would know more once we know
>>>> how many windows we could use.
>>>> Assuming much of the control hardware was loaned (from Maniacal Labs,
>>>> Qualia, etc.) then the main cost would be LED strips and power supplies (I
>>>> have a lot but not THAT many).  We could probably use something like these
>>>> that would probably do an entire floor:
>>>> http://www.mpja.com/5-Volt-Power-Supply-25A-Switching/productinfo/18962%20PS/
>>>> 5V at 25A for $5.... they are ATX form factor but they don't have to be
>>>> pretty, they'll be inside.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Michael Clayton <mwc at clayto.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Adam,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we met at the geekSPARK planning meeting last week.  The
>>>>> Tetris project sounds awesome!
>>>>>
>>>>> Scope creep time.  Allow people to actually play STAGGERINGLY ENORMOUS
>>>>> TETRIS?  Also, if there was an LED arrow on the side, pointing toward the
>>>>> Red Hat Annex, our concerns about sparkconners being able to find the rest
>>>>> of geekSPARK would be quashed!
>>>>>
>>>>> As for funding, I would guess the funding for this would come out of
>>>>> the geekSAPRK pot (which in turn comes from the sparkcon pot).  If you can
>>>>> put together an estimate of costs, we can add it to the geekSPARK budget.
>>>>> I could be totally wrong though, Ian will know for sure.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Adam Haile via TriEmbed <
>>>>> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> While we wait for approval...
>>>>>> Can you explain a little more what your arduino shield does? I'm a
>>>>>> little rusty on how mesh networks work exactly. Is everything still IP
>>>>>> addressable? Do you connect it to WiFi at some point? What's the range and
>>>>>> could it make it from one floor of Redhat to another (assuming the devices
>>>>>> were effectively directly above one another).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Second... more a Question for Ian. Were we to get the go-ahead from
>>>>>> Redhat (or another building) to do this, would it be possible that this
>>>>>> project could be one for which, like some of the others mentioned at the
>>>>>> meeting, there would be a chance of funding? While I don't think it would
>>>>>> be egregiously expensive, all the LEDs and controllers wouldn't be cheap.
>>>>>> Maniacal Labs could probably provide the LED drivers for the task assuming
>>>>>> we can take them back at the end. But the LED strips themselves would have
>>>>>> to be treated somewhat as consumables since they would need to be cut to
>>>>>> size for installation. Not really sure how these things normally work, so
>>>>>> any thoughts are appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:42 AM, Michael Wayne <
>>>>>> michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hopefully, Red Hat will approve so we can get to work!!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> By the way, Adam,. I've copied my friend David Guzman of RF Tek.
>>>>>>> He's the gentleman that I was telling you about if you ever want to make
>>>>>>> your board smaller than it already is...David a magician with pcb design.
>>>>>>> If you're able, you should come up to the Wireless Research Center in Wake
>>>>>>> Forest where he and I at Qualia, both have offices. We'd be delighted to
>>>>>>> have you! http://wirelesscenter-nc.org/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:33 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Sent from me, iHands.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from me, iHands.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> _________________________________________________
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>>>>>>> *(805) 637-2083 <michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com>*
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Michael Clayton
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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