Press Room

play pong There have been a couple of reports on Blinkenlights in the press so far. Here you find a list of what is known to us. If you come across a report on Blinkenlights that is not included in this list it would be nice if you give us some notice. Thanks.

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

  • media.ccc.de (Chaos Communication Camp 2023) · Aug 19, 2023 · Tim Pritlove en

    Project Blinkenlights

    Video Own publications

    The complete story of Project Blinkenlights in one talk: achievements, failures, technology and cultural impact, from 2001 to the first outing in color.

  • media.ccc.de (25C3) · Dec 28, 2008 · Tim Pritlove en

    Blinkenlights Stereoscope — Behind the scenes of the new light installation

    Video Stereoscope (Toronto) Own publications

    Recording of the 25C3 talk on Stereoscope: how the installation came about, the technology behind it and what happened in Toronto.

  • Daily Planet, Discovery Channel Canada · 10/2008 en

    Blinkenlights Stereoscope @ Daily Planet

    Video Stereoscope (Toronto)

    TV report on the Stereoscope installation at Nuit Blanche Toronto, with a look behind the scenes at City Hall.

  • die tageszeitung · Dec 27, 2003 · Martina Wagner de

    Und freundlich blinkt der Hacker

    Print Blinkenlights Reloaded (Berlin)

    For the 20th Chaos Communication Congress: 520 light bulbs in 16 brightness levels — the world’s largest computer display.

  • Berliner Morgenpost · Dec 23, 2003 de

    Hacker zeigen Herz: Installation auf Hausfassade

    Print Blinkenlights Reloaded (Berlin)

    Until 4 January the front of the Haus des Lehrers is a display: lamps in 144 windows, sometimes glaring, sometimes pale.

  • Sonovision · 12/2002 fr

    Les écrans géants de la Nuit Blanche

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    In-depth report by the trade magazine on Arcade at the BnF: control computers running Linux, cabling, safety requirements and two floodlights per window.

  • Artchitecture · 11/2002 fr

    La BNF en 520 pixels

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    “When a hacker walks through a city, he sees computer screens everywhere” — Tim Pritlove on Arcade.

  • Bauwelt · 11/2002 de

    Transmediale.02

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    Bauwelt on transmediale — with Blinkenlights as the farewell to the Haus des Lehrers.

  • Arte · Oct 26, 2002 fr

    Arte

    Video Arcade (Paris)

    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.

  • Arte · Oct 26, 2002 de

    Arte

    Video Arcade (Paris)

    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.

  • De Ingenieur · Oct 25, 2002 nl

    Flat Wordt Beeldscherm

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    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.

  • Le Monde · Oct 8, 2002 fr

    Des dizaines de milliers de noctambules frustrés, la Nuit blanche victime de son succès

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    Taking stock of Nuit Blanche: a victim of its own success.

  • Le Monde · Oct 5, 2002 fr

    Nuit blanche, Paris rêve éveillée

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    Announcement of the first Nuit Blanche in Paris.

  • Micro Hebdo · Oct 3, 2002 fr

    Les illuminés

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    Report: the Berlin collective turns the façade of the BnF into a giant interactive screen.

  • Professional Lighting Design · 10/2002 de

    Der größte Computerbildschirm aller Zeiten

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    Light art: Arcade as a new dimension of interactive light installations in public space.

  • BBC News · Sep 29, 2002 en

    BBC News

    Video Arcade (Paris)

    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.

  • Qvest · 09/2002 en

    Blinking Lights

    Print Arcade (Paris)

    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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