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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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
PAGE
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.
