Pixels4Nibbles
is an r/place clone that incentivizes people to donate food to food drives.
fun fact: get_timelapse.py was completely written by ChatGPT. humans are obsolete.
How it works
When a person donates food, they place the food item in a chute equipped with an ultrasonic sensor that sees the food item pass by. The program responds to this donation by rewarding the user with a number of pixels which they are then allowed to place on a shared pixel art board.
To obtain a timelapse of the full history of your pixel art board, you may run get_timelapse.py. The finished product will appear in src as output.mp4.
Hardware requirements
This project utilizes a Raspberry Pi, a display, and a mouse placed in a public location. The Raspberry Pi should be equipped with a HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor, which is to be attached to a food acceptance container.
Software requirements
All software requirements are included by default in the Raspberry Pi OS.
Credits
- r/place for the inspiration and color palette
- This project would not be possible were it not for open-source projects such as Python and Tkinter
Pixels4Nibbles was created by Nick Zhang for the Skyline High School Technology Student Association's 2022 community service project.