An inveterate tinkerer, Nick has worn several hobbyist hats over the years. Guitar tech, Motorcycle pit mechanic and now LARP prop maker. The things he builds are part of an exercise in world-building, there to support the story, costume, and players involved.
Talks I've Given
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Mesh Networking on a Shoestring
Featuring Nick Reynolds
Nick regales us with his tales of implementing a variant of the Freifunk/B.A.T.M.A.N. mesh network algorithm on a 2 microcontroller.
python raspberry-pi -
Sony Watchman
Featuring Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds is back with another quirky project, this time to hack a Sony Watchman, which you need to be over a certain age to have ever heard about. Looks very interesting.
discovery raspberry-pi sony-watchman sony -
Laserweb/CNCWeb
Featuring Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds will give a practical overview of using Laserweb/CNCweb to make cheap & nasty Banggood/Aliexpress CNC machines more usable.
raspberry-pi open-source hardware banggood/aliexpress-cnc laserweb/cncweb -
Arduino for Live Action Role-playing games
Featuring Nick Reynolds
In this session Nick will talk about Arduino-based props built for Live Action Role-playing games
larp arduino