Stranger Things Lights

This project is now archived and is not available

Letting followers communicate with me directly

I'm a big fan of the TV show Stranger Things. If you haven't seen it, there's a scene in the first season where two characters communicate across different dimensions using a strand of Christmas lights, illuminating bulbs to spell out words one letter at a time.

With a Raspberry Pi, a strand of LEDs, and ten years of software engineering, I built a system that allows my followers to communicate directly with me beyond sliding into my DMs.

200,000+ MESSAGES

5,000,000+ VIEWS

An Overwhelming Response

In total, over 200,000 messages have been sent to the lights to date. Videos demonstrating the lights have been viewed over 5 million times. The lights employ a series of smart filters to reduce the amount of less-appropriate messages.

This project is no longer live, as I'm on the move and don't have a home to install it in. Check back soon!