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.
Your contact address for questions about Blinkenlights: contact@blinkenlights.de
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
