LED Hat with pac-man, space invaders etc.

[XQavvsome]

how many led's did u use?

[TinkaloshB]

I want ONE!

[ZebbMassiv]

I wonder what a deadmau5 mouse head would look like done by you.

[Aamelron]

Now that you have the kinks all worked out, have you considered making others custom made for sale? I'm in an industry where something like this would help me stand out, so i would be very curious if you would be interested and if so your price.

[fyfyt]

@Aamelron - I'd love to make more and better hats, but regrettably, LED hat development has taken a back seat since I became a father to twins a couple of years ago. Weekends and evenings are now too short and I'd need a financial incentive to offset lost daytime income as a (freelance) software developer. So not out of the question, but not cheap.

[averyjrmusic]

Where can i get something like this! Seriously

[ColdCruelButt]

Incredible job! I'm a comedian who needs to do promotional work for a comedy club in order to get extra stage time. Is there any way you could help me by explaining how to build my own? This would offer me a great advantage in attracting customers to the club. Thank you very much in advance for any instructions you're willing to share!!!!

[fyfyt]

@ColdCruelButt - thanks; the most detailed instructions I have are on the website linked from the video description - and I'm not sure I'd follow them exactly if I made the hat again.

[omlan]

Umm Ok question..

How are u meant to wear it with that circuitry on top? Your head'd feel weird and bumpy, And if in high voltage electrecution/.

[raser3000]

great :D

[KushiCZ]

There are some LEDs broken ^^

[noospaseisde]

y.... mamaste !!!! (it means awesome) !

[HayateGekko973]

awesome

[renshy84]

awesome!!!

[1nakul]

Nice rally nice one of the best LED project too bad you cant share how you made it

[4sineweaver2]

That must have been a ton of work but it was worth it!

[SpeeBeta1]

make sure its da** good weather before wearing :P

[ATIrules]

that's badass..

[k3ntoy]

wow!

its cool..

[guigatrojan023]

wow very nice! I wold like to have one! :D

[sasuke62626]

if u wear that, u are a fucking nerd and that hat is just fucking gay man

[0olong]

Man, I forget how great this hat is. I really should program some stuff for it...

[fyfyt]

Thanks. Just needs an animated gif...

[absinthelover420]

omg where do i get one?

I WANT ONE SO BAD FOR SHAMBHALA NEXT YEAR

[ShimmySystem]

awesome

[Mridaho]

Am looking for a vu meter using such a display.

can I obtain a scheamatic?

[ouzodave]

You going the Glade this year?

[orstho1]

Good jub!!!!

[orstho1]

jOb ;)

[95000]

Omaigawd! I love the pacman!

[forgotmepassword]

So you wearing hat at the Glade, f'kin cool!!! the fact that ive found out you made it yourself, mind blowin!! well done.

[Tibiamovies]

Some leds dont work I see :D

But this is an awesome pice of electronic!

[dbztiki]

Well done!

[elie5252]

how much would one cost for a common person like me? respond plz thnx, awesome hat

[fyfyt]

If you have as computer already, the tools cost maybe a hundred pounds, parts maybe 50-100. The cost is mostly in the time spent constructing the thing, i.e. [waves hands] a lot.

[Abercr0mbie4life]

this would be great for new year's eve

[zerach63]

Nice hat. I'm producing a show and would possibly be interested in wearing your hat or having you make one for me. Please contact me.

Thanks

Z.

[pr0jects]

OMG! Awesome! AVR based?

[fyfyt]

ATmega8515 + tlc5920

[chipdude72]

pretty cool excrement!

[HeavyWeightGeek]

Congrats, You made the MAKE magazine blog. See you at Dorkbot

[fyfyt]

Thanks, and excellent news. Will you be wearing a red carnation?

[HeavyWeightGeek]

I don't that will be required I think you recognize me. I the lanky dude at 6"8'

[Hzzzzz]

eomk

[mpereira69]

LOVED IT! And am very interested in acquiring one for my DJing endeavors. Once you have a comercial model PLEASE let me know. mpereira(at)noos(dot)fr

[fyfyt]

Certainly, although to be commercially available, it's either going to be very expensive, or built in a Nike sweatshop, or I'm going to have to invent a way of mass producing it. (On this topic, if anyone knows how to get hold of a small sheet of copper-laminated polyimide for a reasonable price let me know).

[Aud1073cH]

Cool.

If you could add some sensors, you could have some cool real time effects, like a "digital liquid" that sloshes 3axix accelerometer, a real time analizer (RTA) or oscilliscope with a microphone, or a wifi signal strength detector.

Still the über-est hat I've ever seen.

(PS: I think you've got some dark LEDs in there!-better check)

[fyfyt]

Thank you. I was hoping to add a microphone or some other sensors, but need to do a lot more RTFM first. I might get it done one day. My craziest idea was to incorporate an EEG circuit I'd seen somewhere (lost the link) - so people could look at the hat and see your state of mind. I'm not sure how feasible that idea is, however (especially with so much electromagnetic noise being generated nearby). Maybe I'd have to line the hat with tinfoil.

[fyfyt]

oh, and there are always a few loose connections on some of the LEDs, keeping them all working is a bit like painting the Forth bridge.

[aquaaura56]

you are my he o that is amazing.

[BadAndUgly]

truly awsome!

[harshbarj]

man that's sweet. Makes my little 5x7 display look like child's play. good work.

[kerberos623]

Very nicely done!