RSSEric J. Wilhelm
Eric J. Wilhelm is an engineer who enjoys finishing projects almost as much as he likes starting them. He has a PhD from MIT in mechanical engineering and works at Squid Labs, where he designs, models, builds, and tests new technologies when he's not kitesurfing, tandem bicycling, or cooking highly elaborate breakfasts. He and his wife live high up in the hills of Oakland, Calif., with an amazing view of the San Francisco Bay.
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Digital Jacks
Tips on taking spooky photos of your pumpkins.
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 64
Haunted House Controller
Build a relay board that lets your computer synchronize lights, motors, and other devices to a scary soundtrack!
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 94
Squeals of Terror
Kid-tested haunted house tricks.
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 99
Haunted Yeti in a Cage 
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Build a pneumatically activated mad monkey.
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 112
Halloween Haunted House Controller
Build a relay board that sychronized lights, motors, and other electrical devices to a scary soundtrack playing on a computer, and create spooky haunted house special effects!
From MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 86
MAKE: Online Extras
Kid-Tested Haunted House Tricks
Eric Wilhelm's Halloween Haunted House Controller project in Make 03 explained how to build a multi-relay controller board that synchronizes lights, sounds, and other effects with soundtracks playing through Winamp on a laptop. This article describes some of the scare scenarios that Eric has staged using this controller, plus some other kid-tested tricks from haunted houses he's built.
by Eric J. Wilhelm;
October 07, 2005
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