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.

  • Küchenradio · Nov 12, 2008 · DocPhil, Onkel Andi, Frau Katja, Cindy de

    KR_186 – Blinkenlights

    Audio

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Off The Hook · Oct 2, 2002 · Emmanuel Goldstein en

    Interview mit Tim Pritlove über Arcade

    Audio Arcade (Paris)

    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.

  • 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.

  • Freibeuter TV · Aug 1, 2002 de

    Freibeuter TV

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • GUM TV · Mar 18, 2002 es

    GUM TV

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • Hessischer Rundfunk · Feb 24, 2002 de

    Hessischer Rundfunk

    Audio Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • Sat.1 · Feb 16, 2002 de

    Sat.1

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • MTV · Feb 1, 2002 de

    MTV

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • DeutschlandRadio · Dec 8, 2001 de

    DeutschlandRadio

    Audio Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • Polylux · Dec 3, 2001 de

    Country Ping Pong

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    Magazine segment on the return of table tennis to Berlin nightlife — Pong at the Haus des Lehrers is a brief stop in it.

  • Radio Fritz · Dec 1, 2001 de

    Radio Fritz

    Audio Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • ARD Nachtmagazin · Nov 26, 2001 de

    "Loveletters" am Alexanderplatz

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    Nachtmagazin segment on the “Loveletters” on Alexanderplatz.

  • NTW · Nov 23, 2001 ru

    NTW

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • TV Berlin · Nov 8, 2001 de

    TV Berlin

    Video Blinkenlights (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.

  • n-tv · Nov 3, 2001 de

    n-tv

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • Freshmilk · Oct 24, 2001 de

    Freshmilk

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • Pro7 · Oct 19, 2001 de

    Pro7

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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.

  • Polylux · Sep 17, 2001 de

    Polylux

    Video Blinkenlights (Berlin)

    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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