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
PixSwitch - Maker Faire Bay Area 2024

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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.

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