This LED Sign Was Made to Celebrate the Launch of Cyberpunk 2077
To celebrate its long-awaited release, Leo (AKA d00mfish) created this fantastic Arduino-controlled LED Cyberpunk 2077 sign.
Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the most hotly-anticipated video games of the last few years for a number of reasons, including that it features sex, nudity, and Keanu Reeves — one of the patron saints of the internet. Part of the anticipation has also been due to the fact that the game has been delayed a number of times. It was originally supposed to be released last spring, but it finally became available today. That is probably the reason that half your coworkers are out sick right now. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Leo (AKA d00mfish) built this fantastic Arduino-controlled LED Cyberpunk 2077 sign.
As the name suggests, Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in techno-futuristic world. It’s heavily-inspired by science fiction like Blade Runner and novels written by William Gibson and Neal Stephenson. The world of Cyberpunk 2077, and “Night City” in particular, is full of cybernetic augmentations, hacking, and, most importantly, lots and lots of glowing neon signs in dark alleys where it is somehow always wet. It fully embodies the stereotypical cyberpunk aesthetic, which is exactly what Leo’s sign channels. The shape of the sign is a slightly modified version of the Cyberpunk 2077 logo, with “2077” omitted and “punk” below “cyber.” It isn’t huge — roughly the size of the small beer signs you see in bars around the world — but it is big enough to act as fantastic wall art in a gamer’s living room.
The frame of the sign is entirely 3D-printed, which is part of the reason that it isn’t bigger. The outer shell is designed to be printed in two pieces, and each of those needs to be able to fit on the bed of a 3D printer. The shell is printed with black ABS filament and the front faceplates are printed in white ABS to act as diffusers for the LEDs. Acetone-welding is used to attach the two frame pieces together. The LEDs are individually-addressable WS2812B RGB LEDs that are controlled by an ESP8266 board. WLED firmware running on the ESP8266 lets you select various FastLED lighting effects and animations via a self-hosted web interface that can be accessed from your computer or smartphone. Leo has generously uploaded all of the design files and an assembly guide onto Thingiverse so that you can make your own Cyberpunk 2077 sign to look at while you’re waiting for those gigantic game patches to download.
[h/t: Reddit]