BlinkyTile Christmas Ornament Workshop

BlinkyTile is a system of LED lights on pentagonal tiles for creating dynamic light sculptures in (almost) any shape you can imagine. Currently in the fulfillment phase of a successful Kickstarter campaign, we’re looking for beta-testers to give us feedback on the assembly and programming of the BlinkyTile to help refine the final version that backers will receive.

BlinkyTile Christmas Ornament Workshop

In this 3-hour workshop, participants will prepare and assemble a 14-tile kit to make a dodecahedron lamp like the one seen above - or another shape of your choosing! We expect to see some spectacular tree-toppers and light wreaths as well.

After soldering the boards into a sculpture, we’ll connect the controller board and test everything out together. Time permitting, we may be able to cover more advanced topics, like controlling your BlinkyTile sculpture via your computer using Processing.

No prior soldering experience is needed (in fact, it's a great way to learn!)

For each purchased workshop seat, we will provide:

• 14-tile kits
• BlinkyTile controller board
• 6-foot USB micro cable
• Solder and the use of a soldering station for assembly
• Stranded wire for attaching the controller board to the finished sculpture

Everything needed for this workshop will be provided. A computer to make your own customized pattern is recommended but optional.

NYC Resistor member Matt Mets will be leading this workshop, along with members of the Blinkinlabs team.