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		stanko on Aug 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've m... I'm a sucker for old games and good pixel art and I've built a pixel art frame powered by a LED matrix. It is not the most impressive thing I've built, but it is the one that brings me the most joy. Videos: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Stanko/retro-frame/dev/ret... https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Stanko/retro-frame/dev/ret... I wanted something that has a feel of an art object and sits on the shelf, rather than being a smart object that you can control with an app. The whole thing is open source and you can make it yourself: https://github.com/Stanko/retro-frame Disclaimer - This was my first ever python project and I just made it work. ATM a friend of mine is helping me refactor everything. Repo also needs images of a new wooden frame I made. Edit: Formatting.

neontomo on Aug 7, 2023 | [–]

Love it! You might wanna experiment with Flip-disc displays too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-disc_display

stanko on Aug 7, 2023 | | [–]

Oh boy, flip-disc displays are really nice, I would love to get my hands on one.

jacquesm on Aug 7, 2023 | | [–]

That's gorgeous, and the animations are so smooth :)

Vicinity9635 on Aug 8, 2023 | [–]

that's pretty rad!

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