I connected my house lights to video games
Hardware
led lighting controller
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127points
31comments
#281of 2,264 in 2016
Top 13%of 2016 by points
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4 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Impressive hack
From 2 comments
I find it amazing how he has hacked all of this. Well done. As a non-hacker some of the similar results i've found has been philips hue and lightpack…
zabaki on HNVery impressive. In a similar vein, here's a DIY Ambilght clone, which you can customise to fit different sizes of screen via software and a raspberry pi:…
patrickk on HN
Objections
Reading game colors from memory is hard since values change every frame
From 1 comment
Yes, I tried that too, but it's hard for me to find the location of something like a color, which changes every frame. I know that people have done it, I'm just not aware of an…
StavrosK on HN
Requests
Use addressable LEDs like NeoPixels
From 1 comment
Next time, you should try some addressable LEDs. Neopixels, aka WS2811/12/12B, let you set the colors of individual bulbs instead of the entire strand. They work great with…
mplewis on HN
Tap into game APIs such as Mumble Link or Razer Chroma
From 2 comments
> Ideally, the games themselves would have some sort of API, or some other way to either communicate what’s happening in the game so I can map colors to it A number of games…
famfamfam on HNAt least some games interface with fancy mice and keyboards to change the colors and pulse. Maybe the author can tap into that data?…
showerst on HN
Questions
Could a Raspberry Pi HDMI proxy read colors from the video stream?
From 1 comment
Would it be possible to implement some sort of "HDMI proxy" using something like the raspberry pi? You would plug the HDMI input (e.g. from xbox) into the raspberry pi, and then…
chatmasta on HN
Alternatives named
Philips Hue
From 1 comment
I find it amazing how he has hacked all of this. Well done. As a non-hacker some of the similar results i've found has been philips hue and lightpack…
zabaki on HN
Lightpack
From 1 comment
I find it amazing how he has hacked all of this. Well done. As a non-hacker some of the similar results i've found has been philips hue and lightpack…
zabaki on HN
DreamScreen
From 1 comment
neat! i was just looking at the dreamscreen a few days ago (https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales/dreamscreen/dreamscreen?open=1) but the lightpack2 looks even more elegant/smooth…
stevenou on HN
Microsoft IllumiRoom
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Microsoft Illumiroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2w-XqW7bF4
alimbada on HN