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- #Lego Interface Panels
- #Playful Technology
- #Interactive Design
- The article discusses the fascination with Lego interface panels, starting with George Cave's 2020 post that subtly introduces concepts like shape coding.
- Artist Love Hultén recreated Lego interface panels at a human-compatible scale and made them interactive, including a view of the arcade game Tempest.
- Designer Paul Stall's M2x2 project reimagines the classic Lego computer brick as a high-performance workstation, aiming to make workspaces feel more playful and joyful.
- James Brown (Ancient) created videos showing an LCD screen embedded in a regular-size Lego brick and later a playable version of Doom inside one.
- The video "Busy little screens" envisions a future where Lego bricks could be animated while retaining their original appearance, despite some loss of diversity in the recreations.