ARCADE: Blinkenlights with Tetris

BorrisYeltsin writes "The guys from blinkenlights are doing it again, but this time in France on a 26x20 display, for 11 nights at the "Bibliotheque nationale de France" in Paris. This time instead of pong you get to play tetris on this 520 pixel display. Again they need your animations for the project."

Comments

Actually, the correct blinkenlightsism is

[The Pi-Guy]

nicht fur gefingerpoken....

heh...
--j

ACHTUNG!!!

[The Pi-Guy]

Das machine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen
der springenwerk, blowenfusen und corkenpoppen mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht
fur gewerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren keepen hands
in das pockets. Relaxen und vatch das blinkenlights!!!

And now for the home version...

[micahjd]

Blinkenlights in your computer's case

building pong

[AndyChrist]

How about pong with elevators and hallway lights?

Invaders

[jukal]

Have they already done Invaders, night driver (scroll down) would be also possible - the classic Snake could be fun too. Well, actually, I quess any classic is rather easily portable :)

Re:Invaders

[antdude]

That would be cool, but does the building have enough room to show all those pixels?

Wow, check out the documentary!

[antdude]

Check out its 11 minutes documentary on http://blinkenlights.de/video.en.html... It was very cool to watch. :)

Global scale

[jukal]

... I wonder if this could be done on global or continental scale. Imagine sitting in your space shuttle and playing Tetris with the lights of America or Europe. Siberia would be a problem though ;) If this is too big, maybe JUST Tokyo-Yokohama scale for example? Just some co-operation, and it could be doable :)

Re:Global scale

[fktup]

Doable but think of the lag!

Blinkenspam

[Zork the Almighty]

Sure classic video games are cool and all, but as soon as the United States catches on to this phenomena we can expect to see Blinkenspam appearing on a building near you. Increase your penis size today, naturally ! . | | 0|0

Re:Blinkenspam

[Zork the Almighty]

Sorry everyone, I forgot that my ASCII art would be killed by slashdot. Anyway, they'll be trying to convince us that some 4 pixel blob on the side of a building is Britney Spears' nippple or something.

Re:Tetris?

[jukal]

>Next stop: Doom III!

Doom III? Boom, boom! Classic, it has to be. Even Wolfenstein 3-D would not make sense, Catacombs then, could already quality as worthy :)

Brown University already did it in 2000

[wackybrit]

Brown University built a thing just like this and created the world's largest Tetris game. Steve Wozniak, a confessed Tetris addict, even went to play on it.

I think it was only a 10 * 12 matrix though.. so perhaps Blinkenlights' attempt will beat their record.. depends on the height of the tower rather than the resolution I guess.

Origonal done in 2000 at Brown

[MADCOWbeserk]

Actually it wasn't MIT but Brown University. The did it on the side of the library building, by putting chrismas light behinf the windows. It was put by these guys, Techhouse Here is the official site.

Back when it was running I was a URI student, so I lived in the neigborhood. They were very nice guys and even let me play for a little while.