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@SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Running DOOM In A Keycap Takes Careful Work

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Running DOOM In A Keycap Takes Careful Work

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@SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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Shoehorning DOOM into different hardware is a classic hacker’s exercise, and [TheKeebProject] managed to squeeze the 1993 classic into a custom keycap with the help of a Raspberry Pi RP2040, …
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  • Chariotwheel
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    58•2 years ago

    “I play Doom with my keyboard.”

    “… okay?”

    • @GustavoM@lemmy.world
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      6•2 years ago

      It’s all about the flex.

  • TimeSquirrel
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    36•2 years ago

    Hackaday is the epitome of “because we can”.

  • @veroxii@lemmy.world
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    30•2 years ago

    If a piece of hardware can’t run doom is it even hardware?

    • cassetti
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      Crazy how people are still finding new things to cram doom into. I remember when that was a popular thing to do twenty years ago haha

      But I’ll admit, stuffing it into a keycap is pretty damn impressive, albeit useless haha

      • @HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee
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        14•2 years ago

        It’s the “hello world” for hardware.

    • DarkenLM
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      Screw the Turing test! The superior test is “Can it run DOOM”.

    • @CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
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      Yeah it literally runs on pregnancy tests

      • @wmassingham@lemmy.world
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        17•2 years ago

        It wasn’t running on the pregnancy test then, and it’s not running on a keycap now. Both this and the pregnancy test are someone putting their own hardware into a random enclosure and saying “I’m running Doom on X!”

        No, you’re not really. Would you say that I’m running Doom on a banana if I put the same hardware inside a banana peel? No, because it’s just a case for something else.

        If he was running it on the keyboard’s existing processor and it had a screen in the key, like Doom on a Mac touchbar, then I would agree.

        • @Toneswirly@lemmy.world
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          7•2 years ago

          He was streaming doom to the pregnancy test. it’s a pretty cool hack, even if he’s not “running” it on the pregnancy test.

  • @phx@lemmy.ca
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    17•2 years ago

    “you can even plug in a keyboard”…

    To play Doom…

    That’s running in a key on your keyboard…

    Not sure why he didn’t take the extra step of tying in the power and keys from the USB keyboard the keycap is living on. I feel like that shouldn’t be too hard

  • @AceBonobo@lemmy.world
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    15•2 years ago

    Bonus points if that’s a touch screen

  • MrSilkworm
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    13•2 years ago

    everyone: Idont think there is any other way left to play Doom.

    Dev: Hold my beer

    next: Skyrim playing in a Keycap

  • dobeltip
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    10•2 years ago

    I was imagine to put Doom logo on my keyboard. But that is the whole game lol i take it.

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky
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    7•2 years ago

    What exactly is the obsession of putting DOOM of all games into any hardware over other games?

    It’s a fine enough game, but definitely not the game of choice I would choose if I were to choose an old game to be put in random hardware.

    • @SELECTstarFROMreddit@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      10•2 years ago

      http://retrooftheweek.net/p/181/why-does-doom-get-ported-to-everything-/

      This might answer your question

      • @ZEEEPh@lemmy.world
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        2•2 years ago

        Really clear a cool. It makes sense it goes everywhere

    • @sznio@lemmy.world
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      It’s easy to port, has low system requirements, and it’s funny to see running on a toaster

  • @redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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    Next: running doom in a CPU cooler’s lcd

  • DarkThoughts
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    Reminds me of the Optimus Maximus keyboard.

  • @dan80@lemmy.ca
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    3•2 years ago

    What is this, Doom for ants?

  • HousePanther
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    3•2 years ago

    While impractical, it’s still cool! 😎

  • @Fixbeat@lemmy.ml
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    1•2 years ago

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