Meow Wolf Grapevine: ATM

Specially designed 7-segment display driven by 64 MAX7219 chips connected to Raspberry Pi. Visualizations and game written in Node.js with custom animation and vector drawing routines using 3d matrix transforms. Sound design by Eric Heep.

2023
Photo by Danny Gallagher / Dallas Observer Meow Wolf Grapevine: ATM image
Photo by Kate Russell Meow Wolf Grapevine: ATM image
Meow Wolf Grapevine: ATM image
Photo by Kate Russell Meow Wolf Grapevine: ATM image
INGREDIENTS

  • Node.js
  • Circuit design
  • Fabrication
  • PCB design

PRESS
2023  Texas Monthly, Meow Wolf is ready for Texas. Is Texas ready for Meow Wolf?, July 14, 2023
In a constructed alleyway, a graffitied image of four numbers in sign language belies the code to a nearby ATM, which is itself connected to a light-up piano elsewhere in the exhibit. An arcade features original and inventive games designed by indie developers from Texas, as well as an anthropomorphized vending machine that has beef with the aforementioned ATM.

2023  Los Angeles Times, Meow Wolf is ready for Texas. Is Texas ready for Meow Wolf?, July 6, 2023
In Grapevine, you may find an ATM that’s not actually a money-dispensing device. You can uncover its secrets — if you can find the hidden password.

2023  Dallas Observer, The 10 Best Tips, Clues and Leads To Discover the Story of Meow Wolf's The Real Unreal, July 17, 2023
One of the charms of all Meow Wolf attractions is how they play out things that seem ordinary in some extraordinary ways, and few pieces fit that description better than this automatic teller.

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