Lumensalis1 is focused on helping makers, gamers, and hobbyists add interactive effects to their projects without having to spend years learning to program. If you’re a gamer ready to Light Up Your Table1, in need of custom illuminated theater props, wanting a bit more dazzle for your cosplay, or simply obsessed with lighting things up like we are, you’re in the right place.
We recently released the Lumensalis CircuitPython Framework, which aims to help hobbyists make their creations shake, sing, and especially shine. It is specifically meant to help non-programmers add complex interactive light, sound, and motion effects to their projects. If you’re interested in learning more about it, the Overview is a good place to start.
If you’re looking to hire a Software Architect with experience building embedded systems and algorithmic trading frameworks using C++ and Python, I’m available. See what I can do for you and my LinkedIn profile  for more information.
If you’d like to read my pontifications on software development, my Software Manifesto is a good place to start.
Please pardon the dust! This site is currently undergoing a major update2 and some things may be outdated or incomplete
Examples
We’re working on a video collage demonstrating the kinds of effects you can achieve using our latest project, the Lumensalis CircuitPython Framework. For now, here’s a collection of video snips from older projects:
Footnotes
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The name “Lumensalis” came from a mashup of the latin words lumen(light ), mensalis(table ), and salis(salt or wit ). While this not real latin, several possible interpretations are quite relevant to the goals of this project. For example, “lighting up your table”, “adding flavor with light”, “inventive lighting”, … ↩ ↩2
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There are several reasons for the update, the most significant being conversion to a more effective and scalable method for organizing and deploying documentation based on MDX  and Next.js 
There are still a few issues with the site content system - specifically link validation and the table of contents outline, but it’s a major improvement over the previous site structure. ↩