Steve
McGuigan.

I’m an Engagement Lead at Surge . Previously, I co-created Pixelstick, Colorspike, and Remee. In my spare time, I build personal projects like Backronym and WebQB.

WORK & PROJECTSExplore selected work
01 / WORK

Work

Three products I co-created.

Close-up of the Pixelstick light painting controller and LED rail
PIXELSTICK
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Pixelstick

Light painting

HARDWARE / CO-CREATOR

Pixelstick uses 200 RGB LEDs to display a digital image one column at a time. Move it through a long exposure and the camera captures the full image.

Three Colorspike lights glowing blue, green, and red beside their mobile control app
CO-CREATOR

A programmable light for photography and filmmaking. Set colors, create animated lighting effects, and control multiple units from a phone.

Remee sleep masks in five colors, with a black mask in the foreground
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Remee

CO-CREATOR

A sleep mask with programmable light patterns, designed to cue the wearer that they’re dreaming without waking them up.

02 / SIDE PROJECTS

Side projects

MULTIPLAYER WORD GAME

backronym_

A multiplayer word game inspired by the games people used to play in chat rooms. Built with Node, Express, and JavaScript.

Play Backronym QBASIC IN THE BROWSER

WebQB

A browser-based QBasic environment with a retro desktop, a code editor, and a library of programs. Write and run BASIC without installing anything.

Open WebQB