"PIXEL" which can display and manipulate retro pixel art with LED

A display with 4K resolution can display a beautiful image like a movie, but it operates from smartphones and tablets and projects pixel art of old-fashioned dot painting style contrasting with super resolution with LEDs But"PIXEL"is.

PIXEL V2: LED ART by Al Linke - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alinke/pixel-led-art

You can see how the pixel art can be displayed using "PIXEL" by seeing the following movie.


On the square display like a tablet, it is the pixel art of a car running in the night road.


Snow falls on trees.


Where the child is watering from the watering gangway. Nothing is a nostalgic graphic reminiscent of a dot picture like Nintendo and Super Nintendo.


It can also be used as an interior with a sparkling green cross.


In the PIXEL which is also attached to the wall, pixel art which the monster's acroba that appears in Pac-Man became ferocious has come and go.


Pixel art can be operated from Android, Windows, Mac OS X, Raspberry Pi released applications.


The application start screen looks something like this. Various designs are prepared from the beginning, and when you tap the favorite thing, it is displayed in full screen.


You can also display letters as a message board.


Touch the application of the smartphone, the graphic changes with sound.


A dedicated stand which can be installed around a personal computer etc. is attached.


By installing a dedicated "media panel", you can also enjoy a different pixel art combined with LED animation.


If you apply "deflection (diffraction) glasses" ......


Pixel art is projected in all directions.


When attaching an external sensor of the extended accessory, it makes pixel art that "cat comes by bringing hands" ......


Although it is not a professional specification, alcohol degree can be displayed as a drinking alcohol detector with pixel art.


A bag that can display pixel art anytime and anywhere is like this.


The PIXEL source code is open source.


The main body of PIXEL has a plug of USB and AC adapter on the side, and on the back side there are five wall mounts put on the wall and five ports for external sensor.


It comes with more than 150 pixel art by ten artists, the LED is 1024 pixels. The size is about 22 cm × about 22 cm × about 4.5 cm, the weight is about 907 g.


If you invest 300 dollars (about 30,000 yen) in Kickstarter's project, you can get one "PIXEL". If you invest 20 dollars (about 2000 yen) for additional, you can add one green with "Deflection (diffraction) glasses" or 25 dollars (about 2,500 yen) and add $ 50 (about 5000 yen) One set, "Media Panel" by 20 dollars (about 2000 yen) investment, 6 pieces set at 70 dollars (about 7200 yen), 1000 dollars (about 100,000 yen) It is possible to get "bagged type" "LIMITED CUSTOM INSTALLATION".


Shipping is planned around August 2014, shipping outside the United States requires a separate $ 20 (about 2000 yen). The deadline of investment is Japan time by 19:59 on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

PIXEL V2: LED ART by Al Linke - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alinke/pixel-led-art