Press Room
Our own view of things is shown in the documentation videos on Blinkenlights, Arcade and Stereoscope — plus the talk from Chaos Communication Camp 2023 that tells the whole story of the project.
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media.ccc.de (Chaos Communication Camp 2023) · Aug 19, 2023 · Tim Pritlove
Project Blinkenlights
The complete story of Project Blinkenlights in one talk: achievements, failures, technology and cultural impact, from 2001 to the first outing in color.
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media.ccc.de (25C3) · Dec 28, 2008 · Tim Pritlove
Blinkenlights Stereoscope — Behind the scenes of the new light installation
Recording of the 25C3 talk on Stereoscope: how the installation came about, the technology behind it and what happened in Toronto.
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Küchenradio · Nov 12, 2008 · DocPhil, Onkel Andi, Frau Katja, Cindy
KR_186 – Blinkenlights
A roughly two-hour podcast conversation with Tim Pritlove about the whole story of Project Blinkenlights — from the beginnings at the Haus des Lehrers to Stereoscope in Toronto.
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heise online · Oct 5, 2008 · Peter Röbke-Doerr
Projekt Blinkenlights in Toronto neu aufgelegt
Seven years after Berlin, the team takes on Toronto City Hall — considerably bigger and once again open to participation.
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Chaos Computer Club · Oct 4, 2008
Blinkenlights Stereoscope
The CCC's own announcement of the Toronto installation at Nuit Blanche: 960 windows, 16 brightness levels, wireless light control.
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Hackaday · Oct 4, 2008 · Bre Pettis
Blinkenlights' Stereoscope Goes Live In Toronto
Interview with the Blinkenlights team on the day Stereoscope went live, covering the wireless light control developed for the 960 windows.
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Spacing Toronto · Oct 3, 2008 · Shawn Micallef
Nuit Blanche: Behind the scenes with Blinkenlights
A look behind the scenes at City Hall as the team turns both towers into one giant interactive canvas.
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Daily Planet, Discovery Channel Canada · 10/2008
Blinkenlights Stereoscope @ Daily Planet
TV report on the Stereoscope installation at Nuit Blanche Toronto, with a look behind the scenes at City Hall.
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Chaos Computer Club · Oct 13, 2005
Blinkenlights ist wieder da
The CCC’s own announcement of the relaunch at the Haus des Lehrers during the Festival of Lights: top eight floors, 144 pixels, Pong by phone, films to submit.
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netzpolitik.org · Oct 11, 2005
Es blinkt wieder: Blinkenlights in Berlin
As part of the Festival of Lights, Blinkenlights returns to the Haus des Lehrers — Pong by mobile phone included.
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die tageszeitung · Dec 27, 2003 · Martina Wagner
Und freundlich blinkt der Hacker
For the 20th Chaos Communication Congress: 520 light bulbs in 16 brightness levels — the world’s largest computer display.
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Berliner Morgenpost · Dec 23, 2003
Hacker zeigen Herz: Installation auf Hausfassade
Until 4 January the front of the Haus des Lehrers is a display: lamps in 144 windows, sometimes glaring, sometimes pale.
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Berliner Zeitung · Dec 22, 2003
Das Haus des Lehrers blinkt wieder
The computer art was actually supposed to be over — but the CCC is making use of a pause in construction.
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Golem.de · Dec 18, 2003
CCC: Berliner Blinkenlights kommen wieder
From 22 December 2003 to 4 January 2004 the light installation returns to the Haus des Lehrers.
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Slashdot · Dec 17, 2003
Blinkenlights Reloaded - The Matrix Returns
Short news item from a reader on the 20C3: Blinkenlights returns to the Haus des Lehrers with the capabilities from Paris — plus a long reader discussion.
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heise online · Dec 15, 2003
Blinkenlights reloaded
This year there is once again a Blinkenlights installation — back in Berlin after the detour to Paris.
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Sonovision · 12/2002
Les écrans géants de la Nuit Blanche
In-depth report by the trade magazine on Arcade at the BnF: control computers running Linux, cabling, safety requirements and two floodlights per window.
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Artchitecture · 11/2002
La BNF en 520 pixels
“When a hacker walks through a city, he sees computer screens everywhere” — Tim Pritlove on Arcade.
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Bauwelt · 11/2002
Transmediale.02
Bauwelt on transmediale — with Blinkenlights as the farewell to the Haus des Lehrers.
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Arte · Oct 26, 2002
Arte
French version of the Arte report on Arcade: preparations in Berlin, set-up at the BnF, architect Dominique Perrault and the opening at Nuit Blanche.
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Arte · Oct 26, 2002
Arte
In-depth report on Arcade: from converting the construction floodlights in Berlin and power problems during set-up on the BnF tower to the opening — with architect Dominique Perrault and a look back at Blinkenlights.
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De Ingenieur · Oct 25, 2002
Flat Wordt Beeldscherm
Short news item: for Nuit Blanche, the Bibliothèque nationale de France becomes a 20×26-pixel screen on which visitors play Tetris, Pac-Man, Pong and Breakout by mobile phone.
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Le Monde · Oct 8, 2002
Des dizaines de milliers de noctambules frustrés, la Nuit blanche victime de son succès
Taking stock of Nuit Blanche: a victim of its own success.
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Le Monde · Oct 5, 2002
Nuit blanche, Paris rêve éveillée
Announcement of the first Nuit Blanche in Paris.
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TF1 · Oct 5, 2002
Ma bibliothèque est un écran
Portrait of the CCC as a humanist hacker group — with Arcade at the BnF as an example of participatory art: Tetris and messages by mobile phone, animations to submit.
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Micro Hebdo · Oct 3, 2002
Les illuminés
Report: the Berlin collective turns the façade of the BnF into a giant interactive screen.
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Off The Hook · Oct 2, 2002 · Emmanuel Goldstein
Interview mit Tim Pritlove über Arcade
Off The Hook is Emmanuel Goldstein’s weekly hacker radio show on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, dealing with the social consequences of information technology and the laws around it. In this episode Goldstein talks with Tim Pritlove about Arcade in Paris; excerpts of the conversation can also be heard in the Arcade documentary video.
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IDG News Service · Oct 1, 2002 · Peter Sayer
Tetris tops Parisian night on the tiles
A 3,370-square-metre game of Tetris on a glass tower of the national library.
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Professional Lighting Design · 10/2002
Der größte Computerbildschirm aller Zeiten
Light art: Arcade as a new dimension of interactive light installations in public space.
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Ordo · 10/2002
Nuit blanche sur la BnF – Le plus grand écran d'ordinateur du monde
In-depth retrospective with its own photos: set-up on tower T2 of the BnF, animations to submit, games by phone and the closing night of Nuit Blanche.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Sep 30, 2002
La BnF partenaire de Nuit blanche
BnF press release on the first Nuit Blanche: the Tour des Lois as a canvas.
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BBC News · Sep 29, 2002
BBC News
Brief report from Paris: the CCC turns the façade of the national library into a 520-pixel screen, five kilometres of cable, Tetris by mobile phone for passers-by.
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n-tv.de · Sep 28, 2002
Fassaden zu Bildschirmen
The Mona Lisa in the city of love — an installation by the Chaos Computer Club.
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heise online · Sep 27, 2002
Tetris mit dem Hochhaus
In Paris, the CCC puts the interactive light installation Arcade into operation.
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Computerwoche · Sep 27, 2002
Die Lights blinken wieder – in Paris
Project Blinkenlights has moved on to Paris: 26×20 pixels on tower T2, animations via ArcadePaint.
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Netzeitung · Sep 27, 2002
Deutsche Hacker lassen Paris leuchten
Report: after Berlin, now Paris — Arcade on tower T2 of the national library with 20×26 windows and greyscale, the Mona Lisa, Tetris by mobile phone and ArcadePaint.
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LinuxDevices.com · Sep 27, 2002
„World's largest display“ lights Paris skies (and runs Linux)
For Nuit Blanche, Project Blinkenlights turned tower T2 of the national library into what is supposedly the world’s largest display.
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CHIP Online · Sep 27, 2002
Weltweit größter Bildschirm in Paris installiert
Short news item (ddp): the 520 windows of the national library become a 3,370-square-metre screen; web surfers can contribute their own animations.
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FAZ.NET · Sep 26, 2002 · Andrea Klingsieck
Der größte Monitor der Welt
Performance: Tetris on a façade of the Paris national library.
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n-tv.de · Sep 23, 2002
Fassaden als Mega-Displays
Short news item: from Wednesday, the façade of the Paris national library becomes a screen for eleven nights, with Tetris via the internet or mobile phone — plus a look back at Berlin.
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Qvest · 09/2002
Blinking Lights
Short news item in the Berlin magazine: after Blinkenlights, Arcade is on its way at the Bibliothèque nationale de France — 520 windows, eleven nights from 25 September.
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Slashdot · Aug 30, 2002
ARCADE: Blinkenlights with Tetris
Tetris on a 26×20 display at the Bibliothèque nationale de France — for eleven nights.
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heise online · Aug 30, 2002
Voilà: Blinkenlights in Paris
From 25 September to 6 October the CCC turns tower T2 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France into a display.
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PC Praxis · Aug 30, 2002 · Peter Gross
Chaos Computerclub installiert weltweit größten Bildschirm in Paris
Short news item: at the end of September the façade of the Bibliothèque nationale de France becomes a screen; animations to submit and Tetris by mobile phone.
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symlink.ch · Aug 28, 2002
Blinkenlights in Paris
Short news item: from 25 September 2002 Arcade lights up 520 windows of the BnF for eleven nights; take part via ArcadePaint, GIF animation or BML file.
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Wup.it · Aug 28, 2002
Blinkenlights goes Paris
Short news item: Arcade turns tower T2 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France into a 20×26-pixel screen — new features are brightness levels and Tetris by mobile phone.
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Medienturm Graz · Aug 15, 2002
Blinkenlights Arcade
Announcement of Arcade for Nuit Blanche in Paris: 20×26 windows on tower T2 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Freibeuter TV · Aug 1, 2002
Freibeuter TV
Short interview with Tim Pritlove: looking back at Blinkenlights — almost five and a half months, around 2,000 submitted films, 300 of them love letters — and the role of the CCC.
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Wired · 04/2002 · Charlie Amter
Picture Window
Wired on the world’s largest interactive computer display — with the camel as a sample animation.
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GUM TV · Mar 18, 2002
GUM TV
Spanish-language magazine programme about young art in Berlin — Blinkenlights is one stop in it: the CCC’s present for its 20th birthday, animations via the internet, activation by phone.
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art – Das Kunstmagazin · 03/2002
Jedes Fenster ist ein Pixel
Façade art: computer-controlled images on the Haus des Lehrers — the CCC’s birthday present to itself and to the city.
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étapes · 03/2002
Tour de pixels
The French design magazine on Blinkenlights: 144 pixels for night-time Pong, animations and love messages — more than 250,000 participants.
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Hessischer Rundfunk · Feb 24, 2002
Hessischer Rundfunk
Farewell report on the day of the switch-off: how the idea came about, technology, love letters and Pong — and the party at the end.
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Berliner Morgenpost · Feb 23, 2002
Haus des Lehrers blinkt zum letzten Mal
Because the renovation begins on 1 March, the Blinkenlights are being switched off.
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Berliner Zeitung · Feb 22, 2002 · Susanne Lenz
Die Herzen der Hacker leuchten nicht mehr
On the farewell of the Blinkenlights: early on Sunday morning at sunrise the lamps will be switched off, and then the renovation begins.
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Berliner Kurier · Feb 22, 2002
Haus des Lehrers bleibt dunkel
Blinked out: only until tomorrow night will the Haus des Lehrers serve as the world’s largest screen.
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Sat.1 · Feb 16, 2002
Sat.1
Report shortly before the switch-off: Blinkenlights in music videos by Kylie Minogue, Sven Väth and Die Toten Hosen, DIY-store technology behind the façade and voices from the audience.
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Badische Zeitung · Feb 11, 2002
Es blinkt aus 144 Fenstern
Report on transmediale.02: Blinkenlights at the Haus des Lehrers as an example of the festival motto “Go Public!”, followed by further installations from the exhibition.
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Telepolis · Feb 8, 2002 · Stefan Krempl
Public Spaces Invaders
Transmediale shows how public space can be hacked.
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heise online · Feb 8, 2002
Public Space Invaders oder Das Hacken der neuen öffentlichen Räume
How the public spaces of the digital age can be shaped and occupied — a report from transmediale.
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Häuser · 02/2002
Fassaden zu Bildschirmen
Short news item with photos: 144 computer-controlled floodlights turn the façade of the Haus des Lehrers into a display for love letters and mobile phone games.
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MTV · Feb 1, 2002
MTV
Portrait featuring Tim Pritlove: the idea for the CCC’s 20th birthday, Blinkenlights in the music videos of Kylie Minogue, Die Toten Hosen and Sven Väth, plus technology and love letters.
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Berliner Morgenpost · Jan 23, 2002 · Peter E. Müller
Digitale Gegenwart
The media art festival transmediale.02 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt for the first time.
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El País · Jan 17, 2002 · R. Bosco, S. Caldana
Chaos Computer Club escribe cartas de amor en un edificio
The interactive light installation in the former Ministry of Public Education on Alexanderplatz.
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20 Minuten · Jan 4, 2002
Der grösste Bildschirm der Welt steht in Berlin
Report: for its 20th birthday the CCC gives itself the world’s largest computer display — 144 floodlights, animations to submit, Pong by mobile phone.
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TheFeature · Jan 3, 2002 · Jeff Goldman
The Art of the Mobile Phone
The mobile phone as an artistic tool — with Blinkenlights as an example.
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SHIFT · 01/2002 · Andrew Sinn
Blinkenlights
The Japanese magazine SHIFT on Blinkenlights (English version).
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SHIFT · 01/2002 · Andrew Sinn
Blinkenlights
The Japanese magazine SHIFT on Blinkenlights (Japanese version).
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Zitty · 01/2002 · Elisabeth Schwiontek
Dank an die Pioniere
The subculture at the Haus des Lehrers is over: the listed building has been sold and is being renovated.
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ZDNet · Dec 31, 2001 · Dietmar Mueller
Chaos Computer Club zählt Berlin an
The light installation makes possible the “biggest New Year’s Eve countdown of all time”.
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Focus Online · Dec 31, 2001
Riesige Lichtinstallation in Berlin
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LockerGNOME · Dec 29, 2001
GnomeFAVORITES
Link tip in the newsletter (GnomeFAVORITES section): floodlights in an empty Berlin building, your own animations and Pong by mobile phone.
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ABC News · Dec 27, 2001
King 'Pong' strikes
Short report (TechTV): for its 20th anniversary the CCC turns eight floors into a 144-pixel screen — your own animations with BlinkenPaint, Pong by phone, a webcam for everyone outside Berlin.
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Branchez-vous! · Dec 26, 2001
Jeu Pong géant en façade d'un édifice
Short news item: Pong on the 8×18-pixel façade of the Haus des Lehrers, set up by the CCC for its 20th birthday.
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Geek.com · Dec 26, 2001
Building-size games and movies
An eight-storey, 144-pixel display for animations, text messages and Pong — built in just four weeks.
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BBC News · Dec 25, 2001
King Pong reaches Berlin
King Pong reaches Berlin — the BBC on the game on the façade.
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La Repubblica · Dec 21, 2001
Hacker illuminano Alexanderplatz con un gioco di luci
Hackers light up Alexanderplatz with a play of light — compared with Martin Creed’s prize-winning room.
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Neural · Dec 21, 2001
Blinkenlights, ascii art coi palazzi
Short news item: Blinkenlights as a large-scale counterpart to Martin Creed’s Turner Prize work — 144 lamps, your own films via the website, Pong by mobile phone.
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Der Tagesspiegel · Dec 20, 2001
Haus des Lehrers in neuem Licht
WBM buys the high-rise and congress centre on Alexanderplatz; the “Berliner Congress Center” is due to open in 2003.
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Wired News · Dec 20, 2001 · Steve Kettmann
Hackers Show Light In A New Art
Berlin’s hackers outdo the Turner Prize: an entire façade as light art.
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The Harrow Technology Report · Dec 17, 2001 · Jeffrey R. Harrow
The Harrow Technology Report
Section in the technology newsletter: Blinkenlights as a Christmas present to Berlin — 144 lamps, 18×8 pixels, love letters and Pong by mobile phone.
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alienated.net · Dec 10, 2001
Der Blinkenlights
Post on the alienated.net weblog.
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InformationWeek · Dec 10, 2001 · David M. Ewalt
Relaxen Und Watchen Das Blinkenlights
With 144 lamps, the CCC has built what it says is the world’s largest interactive computer display.
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Slashdot · Dec 10, 2001
Big Berlin Blinkenlichten
Short news item from a reader: for its 20th birthday the CCC turns eight floors of 18 windows each into a display — plus a long reader discussion.
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DeutschlandRadio · Dec 8, 2001
DeutschlandRadio
Report: Pong by mobile phone on Alexanderplatz, a visit to the control centre with relays and old DOS computers, submitted films and the love letters.
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Die Zeit · Dec 5, 2001 · Tita von Hardenberg
Und es hat Pong gemacht
Column “Schöner leben”: late at night, the @ generation stands on dreary Alexanderplatz playing Pong.
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Polylux · Dec 3, 2001
Country Ping Pong
Magazine segment on the return of table tennis to Berlin nightlife — Pong at the Haus des Lehrers is a brief stop in it.
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die tageszeitung · Dec 3, 2001 · Henning Kraudzun
Die Kunst des Anrufers
Two projects liven up Alexanderplatz: “rude architecture” in the underground station and the CCC’s Blinkenlights — both via mobile phone.
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Licht · 12/2001
Blinkenlights: Fenster werden zu Pixeln
The trade journal on the technology and control of the interactive light installation.
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Computer Easy · 12/2001
Computer Easy
Short news item with photo in the “Schlusslicht” section: on Alexanderplatz you can play Pong on a high-rise by mobile phone.
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Radio Fritz · Dec 1, 2001
Radio Fritz
Radio piece on how to take part: a love letter is made with BlinkenPaint, sent to the CCC by e-mail and activated on Alexanderplatz by mobile phone — with Tim Pritlove and passers-by.
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Berliner Akzente · 12/2001
Bei Anruf: Pong
Brief portrait of the light installation in the street art section.
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PAGE · 12/2001
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PAGE presents Blinkenpaint, which lets anyone create animations for the façade on a Mac or PC.
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Der Tagesspiegel · Nov 28, 2001
Fassadenliebe
The CCC turns the Haus des Lehrers into a pinboard: an entire building façade as a screen for your personal love film.
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ARD Nachtmagazin · Nov 26, 2001
"Loveletters" am Alexanderplatz
Nachtmagazin segment on the “Loveletters” on Alexanderplatz.
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ARD Nachtmagazin · Nov 26, 2001
"Loveletters" am Alexanderplatz
Marriage proposals and love letters will soon be able to flicker across the façade via a 0190 number.
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NTW · Nov 23, 2001
NTW
Report from NTW’s Berlin bureau (in Russian): how the idea came about, 144 windows and five kilometres of cable, Pong by mobile phone, your own animations and the announced love letters.
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Berliner Zeitung · Nov 21, 2001 · Uwe Aulich
Liebe Ist
The CCC launches a new campaign on the giant screen: love messages by mobile phone.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · Nov 10, 2001
Haushohe Hackerkunst am Alex
“High-rises are compliant partners,” says Tim Pritlove — the FAZ’s Berlin pages on the technology and appeal of the installation.
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TV Berlin · Nov 8, 2001
TV Berlin
Report from the Haus des Lehrers: 144 floodlights, 5,000 metres of cable and the control computer on the eighth floor, plus BlinkenPaint for your own films and Pong by phone.
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Berliner Kurier · Nov 4, 2001 · Claudia Wittke-Gaida
13 Etagen träumen von 2004
A walk through the empty Haus des Lehrers between past and future.
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n-tv · Nov 3, 2001
n-tv
Brief report on Pong by mobile phone on Alexanderplatz — with a look at the premium-rate 0190 number, the cost of the installation and first enquiries from companies.
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Freshmilk · Oct 24, 2001
Freshmilk
Light-hearted interview with Tim Pritlove at the Haus des Lehrers: where the name comes from, hacking as a creative approach to technology, open interfaces and Pong by mobile phone.
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Tages-Anzeiger · Oct 23, 2001 · Roger Zedi
Pixelbotschaften aus Berlin
For 20 years the CCC has been showing us security holes — for its anniversary there is pixel art on a Berlin façade.
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Berliner Kurier · Oct 23, 2001
CCC: Klick Dich per Handy aufs Haus des Lehrers: Play Pong!
Short news item: now you can play “Pong” on the high-rise — the façade of the Haus des Lehrers as an 18×8-pixel display.
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Telepolis · Oct 21, 2001 · Ralf Bendrath
Interaktiv im Öffentlichen Raum
The CCC lets people play “Pong” on a high-rise façade and beams out an oversized peace sign.
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Spiegel Online · Oct 21, 2001
Hochhaus-Monitor: Bei Anruf – Pong!
Teaser with photo on the Spiegel Online front page, pointing to the article of 19 October.
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Pro7 · Oct 19, 2001
Pro7
Short news item: for its 20th birthday the CCC turns a Berlin high-rise into a monitor — 144 construction floodlights, little films via the internet and Pong by mobile phone.
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Spiegel Online · Oct 19, 2001 · Daniel Meuren
Bei Anruf: Pong
The peaceful hackers have turned a high-rise in Berlin into an 8×18-pixel monitor; passers-by can join in the game by mobile phone.
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Zitty · Oct 16, 2001
Fassaden-Dämmerung
The CCC celebrates its 20th anniversary and turns the empty Haus des Lehrers into a screen.
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CHIP Online · Oct 15, 2001
Hochhaus als Display für Arcade-Spiel
Visitors to Alexanderplatz can play on the high-rise façade with their mobile phones.
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Berliner Zeitung · Oct 13, 2001
Zur Friedensdemo werden Teilnehmer aus 19 Ländern erwartet (Foto)
Photo mention: in the report on the peace demonstration, a large picture shows the Haus des Lehrers with the light installation’s peace sign.
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Flyer · Oct 11, 2001
Ping Pong King-Kong-Sized
The Berlin city magazine on giant-size Pong at the Haus des Lehrers.
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Telepolis · Oct 8, 2001 · David Hudson
Left Out
Weekly review of German politics — with a detour to the CCC’s “brilliant blinkenlights”.
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Berliner Zeitung · Oct 6, 2001 · Uwe Aulich
Riesenbildschirm am Alex
The Chaos Computer Club runs the light installation “Blinkenlights” at the Haus des Lehrers — eight floors high, 18 windows wide.
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Polylux · Sep 17, 2001
Polylux
Magazine segment on the CCC’s 20th birthday shortly after 11 September: surveillance and the history of the hacker scene, with Tim Pritlove interviewed — the installation itself is not covered.
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Telepolis · Sep 12, 2001 · Thorsten Kleinz
Pong am Alex
Preview of the CCC’s 20th birthday: WaveLAN, talks and the biggest game of Pong of all time on Alexanderplatz.
