The control box was a USB power adapter and an ESP8266, very carefully waterproofed and connected to the string of pixels. The backer board is painted black, to complete the hardware.

This is when [Eric Gunnerson] was asked to help out. He’s apparently had some experience with LED animations, even cooking up a simple descriptor language for writing animations driven by an ESP32.

Pixel Zoo Animation Studios is opening its first U.S.-based unit in L.A., where Emmy-winning TV vet Josh Fisher will oversee development.

Pixel looks like a mirror that could be found at any suburban furniture store, but behind its two-way glass are 1,024 little lights that can be controlled by an Android device.