RE: Large scale automation for fun

["Ian Lowe, Wintermute Consultancy" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

Very "Fight Club" :)

Except without the menacing, sociopathic undertow..

Ian.

-----Original Message-----
From: steevc [mailto:steevc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 December 2001 16:34
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Large scale automation for fun


Take a look at what the Chaos Computer Club have done in Berlin:

http://www.blinkenlights.de/

A whole building as an animated display by switching the lights.
They've done it with relays and lots of cable. Is something like this
possible with X-10?

I have this image in mind of a building displaying a scrolling message

HELP I'M BEING BURGLED!!!

On the smaller scale of a house you could probably do something with
patterns of lights when the alarm goes off. That would attract
attention.

I'm sure it's been done before. I seem to remember someone creating
giant video games like this. The one in Berlin does Pong.

Steve



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