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Stereoscope by Blinkenlights: Extended
It was certainly one of the crowd favourites at last weekend's Nuit Blanche 2008 in Toronto. Enthusiastic crowds gathered at City Hall and used their cell phones to play classic arcade games like Pong on the building's facades.
Time-lapse video by syncros.
There's good news for those who didn't have a chance to see the awesome interactive light display. Stereoscope by German artists Blinkenlights will continue to blink away tonight, until 7am on Sunday morning.
To play games on City Hall's East tower, participants need to call:
Invaders: 647-259-8560
Mole: 647-259-8543
Breakout: 647-259-8563
To play games on City Hall's West tower, participants will have to call:
Tetris: 647-258-1674
Pong: 647-259-8559
Snake: 647-259-8557
Photo: "encounter at city hall" by Barbara Stumm.
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This would certainly be difficult to make permanent. I don't think the folks working in City Hall would be too happy about the <a href="http://spacing.ca/wire/2008/10/03/nuit-blanche-behind-the-scenes-with-blinkenlights/";>view</a>!
The carbon footprint of this piece will be minimal since you can easily control the percentage of pixels that are lit up at once. On the weekdays they can limit it to no more than 30% of the lights before midnight, and only 5% after midnight (ie. just a simple centipede screensaver or a clock/temperature display).
The Toronto city hall has a major piece of tourism attraction literally staring them right in the face. I hope they have the presence of mind to seize the opportunity and run with it.