Octolively

http://evilmadscience.com/productsmenu/tinykitlist/411 Octolively: A new Interactive LED Kit from Evil Mad Science. Blinky fun for everyone!

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• LED
• kit
• soldering
• interactive
• physical
• computing
• avr
• microcontroller
• electronics
• DIY
• tabletop
• bartop

[cr00sum]

Interactive artwork!! Many, many options for 'improvements'/specialization.­..

First, the video only shows one-handed use - I assume (particularly with arrays) that two or more hands are feasible?

And how about moving the button off the board, onto a cable to allow seamless pattern changes? Can patterns in an array be changed part-way through, and have the new following the old? And when in an array, what happens to the functionality of ALL those buttons?

What about 3-colour LED's?

[oskay]

@cr00sum Yes, you can have as many hands on these things as you like. Inherently multi-touch.

Each panel is independent; its designed for you to pick a single pattern at installation time.

[TakeBackTheWorld]

oskay do you create all of these wonderful contraptions, or just endorse them?

[oskay]

@TakeBackTheWorld I designed this, and most of the other kits that we make. :)

[XxKiprotichxX]

Red looks like Orange and Warm white looks like yellow

Maybe it's just like that in videos.

It would be cool too put this in flooring, maybe in a club

[oskay]

@XxKiprotichxX Yes, video distorts the colors. The camera can't "understand" the ultrabright red or blue, so when it's really, really bright, it looks white-ish and pale. To get good color reproduction, you have to turn down the exposure so much that the rest of the room looks black. Look at the light reflected off of the hands-- that gives the best indication of the actual color. :)

[oskay]

@TheEmerald Our previous generation kits started at $85, weren't reprogrammable, and had only one sensor for every 20 LEDs. Now one sensor per LED, different response functions, and lower cost. I think we're making good progress ;)

[lordryan2012]

This would be very cool if combined with a glass table

[axer112]

Perhaps lighted walkways or a strip on along the path from bedroom to bathroom

[photographe06]

@cr00sum 3 color LEDS need 3x the amount of pins and resistors - not something that trivial. You would then probably need to introduce charlieplexing or use a 74HC595 to drive these. Cost becomes quite an issue. Still a very good idea once the technical hurdles are overcome.

[rklingberg]

@mwtw58 75 minutes each to do two boards, and I'm no soldering wizard.

[mwtw58]

@rklingberg

LIke how easy? 16 hours with a soldering iron per piece or 4 or 5 hours?

[crazycranners]

Ordered 4 of these panels... just waiting for them to clear UK customs! then I'm gonna make them into a coffee table :o)

Keep up the good work Oskay!

[rklingberg]

Just built two of these yesterday. Very easy to build, the instructions are excellent, and my kids love them. My only problem now? Figuring out how to afford 10 more for a wall-mounted unit! Kee

[averyjohnsonhc]

cool 

[eeedel]

I want to rig my entire apartment with these!!

[Bgimmy360]

imagine using this as an entire glass FLOOR