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I used the Arduino Starter Kit tutorials for building your own game of Tetris and modified them just enough to run the game with WS2811 full color LEDs.
For added authenticity I added wall kicks (turning a piece close to the edge pushes it away from the edge) and increasing difficulty (finish a row, game gets faster).
You can grab the code from the LED8x16tetris github repository I just pushed.
You can try the game live June 6-7 at the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire at the PNE fairground in Vancouver, BC, Canada. We’ll have stuff you can build, stuff you can buy, stuff you can play, and smiles for everybody. It should be a beautiful weekend, so come on out and make the most of it.
There are now 1006 Makelangelos around the world. To celebrate I invested Sunday to build a new website just for the Makelangelo robot. Thursday and Friday last week were spent making “how to assemble” videos and now they’re being edited together.
I am humbled and grateful that you enjoy this project so much. Thank you!
Cinekid festival in Holland is looking for a Makelangelo user to show off at this year’s festival in October. Are you available?
I know you’re out there from the map of Makelangelos around the world. That’s why we added a Dutch translation to the software. Hello, Vlaardingen! You have been busy.
So if you’re machine is ready and you’d like to show off for a weekend, ping me. Forums, twitter, Instagram, Facebook, live chat… I’m not hard to find. I’ll hook you up. Maybe it can be the Amsterdam Makelangelo users meetup.
There are so many opportunities now that I can’t take them all. I feel like this guy, only the limes are opportunities.
Come play ginormous Tetris, make a flying light machine, and check out our awesome kits. Be early coz they’ll go fast fast fast.
Here’s a map of where we’ll be at the fair.
I recommend you run past everything else, screaming as you go, then leisurely stroll back towards the door.
