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The King

Update 2/13/07: After reading this post, check out and bookmark this page for a list of all videos to date!

Today, someone sent me a video of what is undoubtedly one of the coolest things I have ever seen.  If you are a regular reader, I'm sure you recall my Animated Christmas Lights article at Coding4Fun and accompanying video.  Today, I received a video of someone using my software and Phidget boards to animate something other than lights.  If you've ever been to a Chuck E. Cheese, you may recall one of the animated characters known as "The King" (photo from http://sp-com.tripod.com/):

 

I have been told that The King shown in the video below was broken and left for dead.  After being salvaged from a dumpster, he was carefully repaired and restored, and once again animated and set to music using my Light Sequencer application normally used for Christmas lights!  I distinctly remember The King at my local store many, many moons ago, so this is especially spiffy for me.  Take a look at the video below.  I can only hope we see a few more sequences from my new anonymous friend starring The King... 


Video: The King Sings Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard
Published Feb 12 2007, 03:15 PM by Brian Peek
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Coding4Fun's WebLog said:

Brian Peek, one of the Coding 4 Fun authors, posted a video of the King from Chuck E. Cheese . If you
February 12, 2007 3:52 PM
 

John Papa said:

Very cool!
February 12, 2007 4:57 PM
 

Brian's Blog said:

I have been sent a second video of The King , this time singing Holiday by Green Day . I have also created

February 14, 2007 3:58 AM

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Brian is a Microsoft C# MVP who has been actively developing in .NET since its early betas in 2000, and who has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies and platforms for even longer. Along with .NET, Brian is particularly skilled in the languages of C, C++ and assembly language for a variety of CPUs. He is also well-versed in a wide variety of technologies including web development, document imaging, GIS, graphics, game development, and hardware interfacing. Brian has a strong background in developing applications for the health-care industry, as well as developing solutions for portable devices, such as tablet PCs and PDAs. Additionally, Brian has co-authored the book "Debugging ASP.NET" published by New Riders, and is currently co-authoring a book titled "Coding4Fun: 10 .NET Programming Projects for Wiimote, YouTube, World of Warcraft, and More" to be published by O'Reilly in November 2008. Brian is also an author for MSDN's Coding4Fun website.
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