Boilersrock

Introducing the DorkTronic 10000 Dave & Meredith Suter have a new kind of display coming this Halloween and it's going to feature a bit more interactivity than in years past - the kids in the area are going to love it! To help pull this off I'm building the DorkTronic 10000. At the heart of the DT10K is a Raspberry Pi 3B (RPi), a credit-card sized computer that costs about $35.  It's about as powerful as an iPhone 6 or a Pentium 4 computer running Windows XP, making it more than capable of running all sections of the display.  Part of the interactivity will include telling a visitor their fortune or providing a damned good joke - and I know how much all of you love a good joke.  Prototype  The display will allow a visitor to start the show by either standing in front of a Sonic Sensor, or by pushing Big Button (which also flashes).  From there, the RPi will activate strobes, fog machines, a soundtrack with sound effects, and glowing eyes.   Below is a