Halloween Project
Coming Soon!

Posted By tomfrausto on Oct 19, 2013

I wanted to have a little fun this halloween and try building something I saw around this time last year.  It came in 2nd place on Instructables.com Halloween Challenge for 2012.   Errr… no it’s not the copper chopper, I wouldn’t even know where to start!   I’m really excited about recreating Pumpktris! Originally posted on hahabird.com and created by Nathan Pryor in 2012. Thanks Nathan!   I’ve been waiting all year for Halloween to come around so I could start building it.  I probably should have started wayyy earlier because I’ll be building it after work in my parents garage/workshop (I have no workspace in my tiny apartment). My goal is to have it completed by Oct 26! Features: Fake pumpkin! (no rotting) 128 LED Matrix Joystick Controller (possibly an android app if someone has a phone/tablet they can lend for a week) Ability to play other games like Pong, Shoot em Up, and custom images Challenges: Time – I have a week to go and just received most of the components I need, so it’s going to be close Remote App – I’ve written android apps before but I don’t have an android phone or tablet to test out the code Building two 64-LED matrices (easily 4-6 hours of soldiering) will test my patience Before I go here’s some of the progress I’ve made since Wednesday… This slideshow requires JavaScript. That’s it for now so keep an eye out between now and next Friday for updates and the final project post on the 26th!   Thanks for reading, Tom   PS – If you have any ideas for projects that you’d like me to work on, or even if you want some advice on your electronics/programming project, just leave me a comment...