Schlagwort: halloween
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Brew virtual potions by mixing ingredients in this interactive cauldron
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe large, bubbling cauldron is a classic mainstay in our Halloween decorations as it evokes imagery of devious witches and their mysterious concoctions. Fed up with this being a mere display piece, element14 Presents’ Katie Dumont created an enchanted cauldron that allows visitors to brew their own digital potions from an array of distinct ingredients…
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The Treat Trough of Terror spits out Halloween candy
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re only a few short weeks away from Halloween and that means we’re starting to see the creative projects that makers come up with to celebrate the holiday. Movement, lights, and sound effects are the name of the game when it comes to Halloween decor and the Treat Trough of Terror is…
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Turning a Barbie dreamhouse into a screamhouse with the Arduino UNO R4
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith its bright color scheme and generally upbeat tone, the recently released Barbie movie evokes many of the same feelings as the toy brand. In keeping with this idea, Jaimie and Jay of the Wicked Makers YouTube channel decided to take it in the opposite direction by transforming a Barbie dollhouse into a haunted mansion for…
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Arduino brings Ghost Rider costume to life
Reading Time: 2 minutesLong before Nicolas Cage ever portrayed the character on the silver screen, Ghost Rider appealed to an edgier subsect of Marvelâs audience. We wonât do a deep dive into the character(s) and their Faustian deals, but suffice it to say that Ghost Rider is a human man who turns into a flaming…
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Huge LED globe becomes Halloween helmet
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome Halloween costumes are creepy, others are racy, and a few, like this one, are just plain cool. LEDs have been common since the 1960s, but they can still stand out when done well. As it turns out, one way to achieve that is by arranging 378 of them around a big…
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This jack-o’-lantern farts pumpkin spice whenever someone gets close
Reading Time: 2 minutesHalloween is just a week away and that means two things: jack-o’-lanterns decorating front stoops around the world and the sudden proliferation of pumpkin spice-based products. Pumpkin spice isn’t a spice made from pumpkin, but rather a spice used in pumpkin pies. As we all know, farmers harvest pumpkin spice from pumpkin…
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Stranger Things Christmas lights are the perfect Halloween decoration
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the first season of Stranger Things, a character uses a string of Christmas lights to communicate with a missing loved one. The missing person in question can flash particular lights next to letters painted on a bedsheet to spell out messages. The Christmas lights and bedsheets have become a part of pop…
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Thriller-inspired, LED-lit jacket comes just in time for Halloween
Reading Time: 2 minutesMichael Jackon’s Thriller music video was arguably the best known of his entire career. It contains many horror themes, a delightful and memorable choreographed dance, and an iconic red jacket designed by Deborah Nadoolman. The video’s horror references make it a Halloween favorite, which is why Louise Katzovitz’s LED-lit reimagining of the Thriller jacket is appropriate…
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Scale up your dragon costume with wings that extend, flap and retract
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — November 1st, 2021 This year for Halloween, Quint BUILDs wanted to make something special for his daughter’s costume. Quint’s idea was to design and fabricate a pair of mechatronic dragon wings that can mount to a user’s back and move in three different modes by utilizing a set of pneumatic air cylinders. …
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5 Games, mit denen ihr Halloween feiern könnt
Reading Time: 4 minutesSüßes sonst gibt’s Saures? Von wegen! Wenn ihr dieses Jahr keine Lust habt vor die Tür zu gehen, können wir euch einen schaurig schönen Abend vor der Konsole nur wärmstens empfehlen. Euch fehlt dazu noch das passende Spiel? Dann seid ihr hier genau richtig! Nachfolgend stellen wir euch fünf richtig gute Games…
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The Howff 3D scanning rig| The MagPi 99
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow do you create a 3D model of a historic graveyard? With eight Raspberry Pi computers, as Rob Zwetsloot discovers in the latest issue of The MagPi magazine, out now. The software builds up the 3D model of the graveyard “In the city centre of Dundee is a historical burial ground, The…
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Viveport Infinity’s Top 10 Scary VR Titles for Halloween
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat’s lurking behind your headset this Halloween season? A mystery, a curse, a zombie, or an unfriendly spirit? This Halloween, Viveport Infinity is bringing the scares to you with our guide to the top 10 spooky virtual reality experiences full of terror and sure to make you scream. To up the horror…
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Gigantic pumpkin dispenses candy at the push of a button
Reading Time: 2 minutesGigantic pumpkin dispenses candy at the push of a button Arduino Team — October 21st, 2020 YouTuber Brankly is going to be giving out candy in style this Halloween. Or, more accurately, his automated pumpkin system is going to take care of the task for him. His large fake jack-o’-lantern sits atop…
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Monitor your GitHub build with a Raspberry Pi pumpkin
Reading Time: 4 minutesGitHub’s Martin Woodward has created a spooky pumpkin that warns you about the thing programmers find scariest of all — broken builds. Here’s his guest post describing the project: “When you are browsing code looking for open source projects, seeing a nice green passing build badge in the ReadMe file lets you…
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The Pixel Mask animates mouth movements for fun yet safe trick-or-treating
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Pixel Mask animates mouth movements for fun yet safe trick-or-treating Arduino Team — October 7th, 2020 While trick-or-treating may or may not be in effect this Halloween, if you’re planning to participate, a mask could be a good idea. To help add some “expression” to your COVID-19 facial covering, BuildXYZ has come…
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Haunted House hacks
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpookify your home in time for Halloween with Rob Zwetsloot and these terror-ific projects! We picked four of our favourites from a much longer feature in the latest issue of The MagPi magazine, so make sure you check it out if you need more Haunted House hacks in your life. Raspberry Pi…
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Every jack-o’-lantern needs a pair of animatronic eyes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery jack-o’-lantern needs a pair of animatronic eyes Arduino Team — October 31st, 2019 If you’d like your jack-o’-lantern to stand out, a pair of animatronic eyes should do the trick. While there are numerous ways that you can go about this, few (if any) look as good as the set…
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Project anyone’s face onto your own with Raspberry Pi Zero
Reading Time: 2 minutesSean Hodgins is back with a new Halloween-themed project, this time using a pico projector and a Raspberry Pi Zero to display images and animations onto a mask. It’s kinda creepy but very, very cool. Face Changing Projection Mask – Be Anyone Have a hard time deciding what to be on Halloween?…
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5 Arduino projects to get you Halloween-spired
Reading Time: 2 minutes5 Arduino projects to get you Halloween-spired Arduino Team — October 28th, 2019 October 31st is almost here and we’re all super excited, because this is the perfect time for some DIY fun! Nothing to wear? Not a problem! Need a spook-tacular decoration? We’ve got just the thing. To help get you into…
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PlayStation Blogcast 347: Spooktacular ’19
Reading Time: 2 minutesEmail us at blogcast@sony.com! Subscribe via iTunes, Spotify, Google or RSS, or download here Lock your doors, bolt your windows, and tune into a spooktacular episode of the Blogcast! On this horror-themed episode we chat about the upcoming MediEvil remake with producer Nick Accordino. We also share our favorite horror games, scariest…
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Dad-daughter MechWarrior suit ready for trick-or-treating
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDad-daughter MechWarrior suit ready for trick-or-treating Arduino Team — October 31st, 2018 The idea of a mechanized walking suit to carry you around seems like a great idea, but having a practical leg assembly for it is still a futuristic concept. As seen here however, if you’re still a kid, you might…
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Trick or (the ultimate) treat!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ll keep today’s blog post short and sweet, because Liz, Helen, and I are all still under the weather. Raspberry Pi 4! Don’t tell Eben, Liz, or the rest of the team I showed you this, but here’s your Halloween ‘trick or treat’ gift: an exclusive sneak peek at the Raspberry Pi…
