Interactive color cube // get your hands on some RGB

This is a fun one! It's an idea I'd had for quite a while - as just an artistic sort of thing using technology. Then, the engineering department at my school hosted an "electronic display contest" offering cash prizes for neat gadgets they could put on display to draw interest to the electrical engineering program. In addition to a couple hundred bucks cash for first place, they offered up to $100 parts reimbursement. So all in all, I won $273 for this little cube - and I finally had an excuse to build something for fun :-)

Here's a video of it in action:



The idea behind the color cube was to have RGB LEDs where each of the channels would be controlled by one of the 3-axies of an accelerometer. Using white acrylic to construct the cube, the 54 LEDs (9 on each face) were diffused into a nice glow.

And here's a quick look at how I created it.


So there you have it! It was exciting for me to have this idea finally come to life! Please view the video and comment :-)

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