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* Hack a keyboard | * Hack a keyboard | ||
* Build a keyboard emulating thingamajad (arduino?) | * Build a keyboard emulating thingamajad (arduino?) | ||
| + | * A USB Joystick is also available for this project. This joystick can be tested using these commands: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | sudo apt-get install joystick | ||
| + | jscal /dev/input/js0 | ||
| + | jstest /dev/input/js0 | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
= Speakers = | = Speakers = | ||
Low-quality speakers for playing 8-bit music are needed. We should hide them somewhere (bottom of the controls panel?). | Low-quality speakers for playing 8-bit music are needed. We should hide them somewhere (bottom of the controls panel?). | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 8 March 2011
| Arcade |
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| What: |
| Make an arcade machine! |
| Participants: |
| Koenraad, Koen |
| Locations: |
| Whitespace |
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Contents |
Beginnings
Sandb acquired some kiosk stands discarded by his employer. They look ideally suited to make Arcade Machine.
Brains
- Small Linux box with MAME can easily fit into the bottom cabinet with room to spare.
- An easy option to switch from emulated to real hardware would be nice. I(Koen)'m planning to donate a Sega Mega Drive if we're going to use it.
- Maybe an Amiga can also be build into this retro gaming system if Impy likes to participate.
- Gameduino could be nice.
Screen
An Arcade machine should be CRT based. However that might not be possible in the cabinet we are going to base this on. We need measurements for fitting an LCD in the opening. A custom bezel may be needed.
Controls
We need some brainstorming on what kind of controls we want on the panel.
Controller options:
- Buy one
- Hack a keyboard
- Build a keyboard emulating thingamajad (arduino?)
- A USB Joystick is also available for this project. This joystick can be tested using these commands:
sudo apt-get install joystick jscal /dev/input/js0 jstest /dev/input/js0
Speakers
Low-quality speakers for playing 8-bit music are needed. We should hide them somewhere (bottom of the controls panel?).
