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

Burr Sutter burrsutter at gmail.com
Wed Apr 29 18:57:01 CDT 2015


I have seen somebody take a motion sensor, kind of like the Leap Motion,
and with a wave of your hand, you launch fireworks.

I am not sure if the Leap works with a Raspberry Pi or not, never tried it.



On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Adam Haile via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> I really like the strongman idea... (someone said that, right?). Pressure
> pad and a big hammer should do it...
> Or maybe one of those things like at kid's science museums, where there is
> a stationary bike and the more energy output, the more the bar lights up?
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Ian Hands <iphands at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Binary clocks ftw. But man this is screaming interactive to me.
>> On Apr 29, 2015 5:54 PM, "Adam Haile" <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah... I would really love to do the full matrix, but I admit that
>>> would be much more expensive and complicated :(
>>> Binary clock maybe?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 5:53 PM, David Guzman <dguzman at rftek-emc.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Me too… I do not know any of you.. but this idea sounds pretty cool….
>>>> Ambient temperature gauge? Blood level alcohol? Automobile speed? The
>>>> opportunities seem endless..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Phil Smith [mailto:bphillipsmith at gmail.com]
>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:45 PM
>>>> *To:* Ian Hands
>>>> *Cc:* Adam Haile; David Guzman; Dan Ternes; TriEmbed Discussion
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TriEmbed] geekSPARK 2015 call for talent - TETRIS on
>>>> RHT'S exterior
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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