Video: Polish students take building light shows to the next level

Our friends at Engadget Polska caught this video of a giant lightshow -- a nerdworks, if you will -- put on by a group of students at Wrocław University of Technology. This is not the first time we've seen such a display, nor is it a first for this particular group, who call themselves Projekt P.I.W.O. -- but it is one of the best (and longest). The ten minute show includes much classic geekery -- Pong, Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Michael Jackson. Yes, that's right: Michael Jackson. Check the video after the break.

[Via Engadget Polska]

[Kennethj2010 Posted May 14th 2009 1:33PM]

This is cooler than hooking my SNES to my plasma...

[Malweran Posted May 14th 2009 2:41PM]

This video is made of pure win.
especially the Michael Jackson part

[ebloomca Posted May 14th 2009 2:56PM]

Did Laura just mistake Arkanoid for Pong? What a shame!?

[jgpuff Posted May 14th 2009 3:05PM]

Gotta love the Man-Poodle interface at 3:01

[BeniRose Posted May 14th 2009 4:09PM]

Did anyone else see the sexin' at 3:01?

[Bandigolo Posted May 14th 2009 5:50PM]

X-Files opening sequence FTW!

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 1:35PM]

That is impressive! I wonder what kind of students they are...

[BoozeRob Posted May 14th 2009 2:52PM]

Virgins.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 1:41PM]

it's called P.I.W.O not P.I.O.W., and the word 'piwo' means 'beer' in Polish btw;-)

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 1:41PM]

There is small mistake. Project is called P.I.W.O (in english- beer). In original it is Potezny Indekowany Wyswietlacz Okienny (Enormous Indexed Window Display)

[(Unverified) Posted May 17th 2009 2:44PM]

Potężny Indeksowany Wyświetlacz Okienny

[aPazzle Posted May 14th 2009 1:46PM]

full of win

[psyvicpeng Posted May 14th 2009 1:49PM]

Their economy might be ruined over-borrowing from European banks; but they at least they know how to spend that borrowed money.

[Wishmaster Posted May 14th 2009 2:22PM]

Do you even know what you are talking about?

[Raul7 Posted May 14th 2009 2:53PM]

"but they at least they know how to spend that borrowed money"
Unlike Americans...

[psyvicpeng Posted May 14th 2009 4:48PM]

@Wishmaster

I'm sorry, was I mistaken that the IMF just gave Poland a 21 billion dollar emergency line of credit? THe IMF wouldn't do so without concern of account deficits and possible liquidity/solvency issues; being that Poland is about 2x that of western European countries vs. GDP. The (money, and subsequent) debt had to come from somewhere. It came mostly from British and other European banks cashing in on the economic boom in Eastern europe in the 1990s and early 2000s. So yes, Poland is highly leveraged. And yeah, it's over borrowed. And yeah, I think I have an idea what I'm talking about.

[acme64 Posted May 14th 2009 5:53PM]

and messing with an eletrical grid fits in how with your story?

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 2:54AM]

Yes you are mistaken. Poland got credit ... it's just not emergency. Polish economy suffered, becouse it was put in the same "bag" with Hungary and other near bankrupt central/eastern Europe countries.
Still, Poland has one of the most stable economies in Europe.
Do your homework before posting misleaing information, you can start here -> http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0506/imf.html

[PrivateFlank Posted May 14th 2009 1:55PM]

Michael Jackson FTW

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 1:56PM]

Boom De Ya Da!

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 1:57PM]

awesome!

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 1:59PM]

nice.

[PMac Posted May 14th 2009 2:06PM]

That was seriously cool! Hats off!

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 2:13PM]

I want to play SNAKE on that screen...

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 2:14PM]

Why do people take flash picture!?

[PGPProtector Posted May 14th 2009 2:32PM]

They don't know how to override their camera's settings.

[solarbuddy Posted May 18th 2009 9:46AM]

It depresses me that so many people can't figure out when it is counterproductive to have flash turned on, or don't know how to turn it off. But these people can vote! -Gadzooks.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 2:15PM]

I want to play SNAKE on that screen...

[Twanzio Posted May 14th 2009 2:17PM]

Wow. Quite an astonishing display of nerdiness. Now how do I do this with my house lights?

[(Unverified) Posted May 22nd 2009 1:38PM]

amazing

[Oli D Posted May 14th 2009 2:22PM]

00.31 i see a swastika...

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 3:26PM]

so, its time to meet the doctor ;)

[KorvusKorax Posted May 14th 2009 2:27PM]

This is a great improvement over their first attempt during the day and turning lights off in sequence.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 3:06PM]

you're just an idiot.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 2:31PM]

they need a bigger building. too pixelated

[mRichardy629 Posted May 14th 2009 2:35PM]

thats freakin amazing, but i'd hate to be inside of that building

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 2:43PM]

Boring.

[Milander Posted May 17th 2009 2:47AM]

yes i thought so too

[sexyfacetime Posted May 14th 2009 2:47PM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQv_eAxp3c

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 3:10PM]

I don't think they call themselves Projekt P.I.W.O. "P.I.W.O." is just a project name and this is its 3rd edition. They've made it because of students' holiday in Poland called juwenalia. And the building is students' dormitory.

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 10:12AM]

Poland ftw ;]

[Samurai Jack Posted May 14th 2009 3:02PM]

D-E-V-O...

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 3:25PM]

I don't see the tetris? :)

[Raeglatem Posted May 14th 2009 4:10PM]

Umm isn't this old news? by like a year or more?

[Muchski Posted May 14th 2009 4:23PM]

Wroclaw, Poland! My place of birth and the centre of human genious apparently! Clever name since PIWO is beer and Poland makes some mean brews!

Sto Lat!!! Bo wszyscy Polacy, to jedna rodzina!!!

[Muchski Posted May 14th 2009 4:24PM]

Forgot I had a comments login! Zajebiste!

Kocham teknologie i moja dziewczyne!!!

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 4:37PM]

I wonder if anyone was rolling on some XTC, watching this shit, to some trance music.

[OwenV Posted May 14th 2009 6:46PM]

common normal topics on the internet include: computers/electronics, women, video game/movie references, current world events, insulting other people, and of course the topic of the thread. Talking about drugs (other than cannibus) makes your comment seem strange and out of place, by doing so you are drawing attention to yourself in a negative way. I suggest sticking to the common topics. Welcome to the internet.

[rclightboy197 Posted May 14th 2009 7:37PM]

@owen

what's up your butt?

[GingerFox Posted May 14th 2009 4:44PM]

Thats epic!