I talked with @DomAman about this: It is possible to replace posters with screens that show which events are on.
Here is a small specification of it:
- We can create events with one or more pictures
- The raspberry PI shows the website - it can be shown on any device
- The website switches though events automatically
- The system works also without the Internet
- The screen is switched off when there is no motion detected
- The whole system can be put behind a clock that switches it off completely
- We manage entries in one or more places and it is easy to create new ones
For a prototype, we need
- a raspberry pi
- a motion sensor
- a wifi usb stick
- a monitor
- a plug socket
- a relay
- a box to put everything into: One power cable in, a screen to see - that is it.
The agreement with @DomAman is that if he builds the box, I build the software. If you like to contribute, that is nice - as of now, just us two think about this. Please leave a comment.
Ideas for a data source:
- Events that are posted in the forum
- if they have a picture?
- An additional source of events specified in a certain way like
events: - title: Tai Chi date: every Thusday description: join us to learn Tai Chi, costs: X money pictures: - https://example.com/thai-chi-misspellet.jpeg link: none
Possible extension: If we can plant several of these around the place, we can inform the community about what is going on! Cafe, makerspace window - wherever people walk by. How many do we need?
TODO, please comment:
- Where would we put these?
- should we cooperate with some hackspaces about this?
- cost calculation for such a screen including time spent on it.
If you like to contribute, get in touch. We have it quite low priority at the moment, I think,