Mar 30, 2020Member-onlyAn Engineer’s Marriage Proposal: Using a Raspberry Pi to create the Pensieve from Harry PotterWhen proposing to my wife, I wanted to create a magical experience that she would always remember. We are both fans of escape rooms, puzzles, and Harry Potter, so I knew I wanted to tie in all three. The custom, hour long escape room I built for her culminated in…Raspberry Pi5 min readRaspberry Pi5 min read
Published in The Storyblocks Tech Blog·Jan 31, 2020Member-onlyPlaying Pokemon with Office Dogs and a Raspberry PiWhat do dogs, Pokemon, and Raspberry Pi have in common? Nothing, until this year at Storyblocks. Every year at Storyblocks we conduct an in-house hackathon, Innovation Day. This year, my team and I sought to answer the question: Could one of our office dogs play Pokemon? We at Storyblocks love…Pokemon6 min readPokemon6 min read
Published in The Storyblocks Tech Blog·Jul 10, 2019Member-onlyTracking Elements in the Viewport with the Intersection Observer APIAt Storyblocks, we surface millions of stock media items (videos, images, audio clips) every day. Our team is continuously improving our search algorithms to help our users find and discover the exact media they need to help tell their digital stories. …Java Script5 min readJava Script5 min read
