- Project Blinkenlights
Project Blinkenlights was a light installation in the
Haus des Lehrers building at theAlexanderplatz inBerlin that transformed the building front into a giant low-resolutionmonochrome computer screen . The installation was created by the GermanChaos Computer Club (CCC) in2001 as a celebration of its 20th birthday. Some novel uses of the screen are for people to call a number and playPong via mobile phone or display animations sent in by the public.Similar installation were created by the CCC for the
Bibliothèque nationale de France inParis (called Arcade) and for two towers of the City Hall inToronto (calledStereoscope ), both installations featuring a higher resolution as well as eight shades of grey.The electrical engineering and computer science students of the
Budapest University of Technology and Economics turn their Schönherz Dormitory into a giant display (the "Matrix") at their annual Schönherz Cup competition, where amongst others, teams compete in creating the most interesting and funny animation.The term "
blinkenlights " originates in hacker humor. One of the CCC installations is depicted in theMiss Kitten video for their song "Rippin Kittin" [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWL1QOXAcgM YouTube - Golden Boy ft. Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin ] ]External links
* [http://blinkenlights.net/ Project Blinkenlights homepage]
* [http://oriaskijelzo.hu/videok/csernozjom-tourist-2005.html Video of a winning Schönherz animation and homepage of the Schönherz Blinkenlights]
* [http://brepettis.com/blog/2008/10/03/stereoscope-blinkenlights-in-toronto/ Interview with Tim Pritlove leading up to Stereoscope Blinkenlights project in Toronto, Oct 2008 ]
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