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Racing game uses a physical race track and vehicle
Racer is a racing video game with a very real element. The player sits in an arcade-style console; wheel, pedals, shifter, and television display. But in what must be an homage to Tron the game taking...
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How to work with EL wire
As you can see, [Phillip Torrone] has a nice start on his Tron costume for the movie premiere. Electroluminescent wire is what makes these costumes glow and if you’ve never worked with the stuff...
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‘Tis the season to decorate bags with EL wire
We hope you’ve already got parts on hand for your holiday projects because shipping might be a little slow at this time of year. But if you’ve got a bag and some unused EL wire here’s a one-day...
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Converting a lame Tron toy into a cool Halloween costume prop
Instructable user [cubeberg’s] daughter saw Tron:Legacy earlier this year and decided right then and there that she wanted to dress up as Quorra for Halloween. Being the awesome dad he is, he decided...
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Tron costume fits nice and snug
We’ve seen our fair share of Tron costumes and props, but much like [Sean-h] points out, they are usually pretty bulky and baggy. He’s gone a slightly different route by starting with a wetsuit...
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Get Tangled Up In EL Wire with Freaklabs
[Akiba] over at Freaklabs has been working with electroluminescent (EL) wire. An entire dance company worth! We know [Akiba] from his post tsunami radiation monitoring work with the Tokyo Hackerspace....
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Learning Python With Tron Radio
[5 Volt Junkie] has built his share of Arduino projects, but never anything with Python, and certainly never anything with a GUI. After listening to Internet radio one day, a new idea for a project was...
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Lightweight Game Console Packs a Punch
Any maker worth their bits will look for new ways to challenge themselves. [Robert Fotino], a computer science student at the University of California, is doing just that: designing and building his...
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Visual Futurist Syd Mead will Keynote at Hackaday Superconference
What does the future actually look like? Chances are what you see in your mind when presented with that question is heavily influence by Syd Mead. He is an industrial designer, but his body of work —...
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Movie Magic Hack Chat
Join us on Wednesday, January 20th at noon Pacific for the Movie Magic Hack Chat with Alan McFarland! If they were magically transported ahead in time, the moviegoers of the past would likely not know...
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Fat Tire Bike Turned Hubless
Bicycle wheels have looked pretty much the same for over a century, and for very good reason: It works. [The Q] decided to ignore reason for a bit and focus on looks, so he built a fat tire bike...
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