Maker Faire Bay Area 2024
PixSwitch
Home: California, United States
A box full of blinky LEDs and chunky mechanical switches. Originally built for kids, hordes of adults find it surprisingly difficult to put down. With simple games and a short parts list, it makes a good beginner project.
https://samtastic.co/?p=330
Maker
Sam Freeman
Sam Freeman is an accomplished product designer, former Make: lab manager, author of various electronics articles, and builder of fun artifacts. He knows an awful lot about lights.
https://samtastic.co/What Inspired You to Make This?
I built a tactile flashing busy box to entertain my nephews out of stuff in my parts bin. After showing it off and realizing how much fun grown-ups were having, I added an extra dose of gameness to give it something for everybody.



