Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Learn how to transform any old PC monitor or TV into a dynamic, interactive painting that displays a moving portait, animated work of art, or any other video content that appears to come alive on a canvas.

After framing and texturing the display to resemble a realistic painting, you can then use a Raspberry Pi, a PC, or an Arduino or ESP32 together with a Sprite Media Player to create an interactive painting that plays different animations in response to a sensor or any other input; you can even create an entire "Simon Says" puzzle where viewers must copy a sequence of gestures depicted by the subject - perfect for an escape room puzzle!

Timings
00:00:00 - 00:00:45 Introduction
00:00:46 - 00:03:45 Assembling the frame
00:03:46 - 00:05:56 Hints and Tips
00:05:57 - 00:08:26 Video playback controllers
00:08:27 - 00:10:03 Gesture Recognition Demo
00:10:04 - 00:10:29 Wiring the ESP32, PAJ7620, and Sprite
00:10:30 - 00:19:11 Arduino Code Listing
00:19:12 - 00:20:09 Wrapup


For more information about this project, or any of the other #escaperoom projects on this channel, please check out my Patreon at patreon.com/c/playfultech