Hi Everyone,
I wanted to share something that I made that I thought folks here would appreciate.
In the Movie Dr. Strange, when the characters invoke spells, there are some pretty amazing CGI effects that take place.
https://youtu.be/Wfbh3eHbakY?t=36s
I wanted to see if I could attempt to replicate it with a practical effect. Working with some friends, I believe we have come pretty close, all of it is powered by some pretty nifty Adafruit products.
To complete this I purchased the following items
]Adafruit Pro Trinket - 5V 16MHz https://www.adafruit.com/product/2000
Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip 144 LED - 1m Black - BLACK https://www.adafruit.com/product/1506
4-pin JST SM Plug + Receptacle Cable Set https://www.adafruit.com/product/578
16mm Panel Mount Momentary Pushbutton - Black https://www.adafruit.com/product/1505
I also modified and printed the following Box Enclosure for the Trinket Pro from Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3055499
My friend helped me laser cut the Spell Mandala
This is how the project box and Trinket looked when they were completed
Here is the final animation on the Spell Mandela
https://youtu.be/wh2cLLprhuE