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3D printing has allowed the hobbyist to turn out all sorts of interesting chess sets with either intricate details or things that are too specialized to warrant a full scale …read more Continue reading Transforming Pawn Changes the Game
Problem solved? If the problem is supplying enough lithium to build batteries for all the electric vehicles that will be needed by 2030, then a new lithium deposit in Arkansas …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 27, 2024
Nintendo has finally announced its latest piece of hardware – but it’s not the highly anticipated Switch 2. Instead, the relentlessly playful company has unveiled the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, an interactive alarm clock that not only wakes you up w… Continue reading Nintendo alarm clock annoys you awake with motion tracking & game sounds
We officially have proof that video games are good for your mood – well, at least one in particular. An Oxford University study showed that playing the eponymous game Powerwash Simulator (PWS) showed a small improvement in the moods of more than 70% of… Continue reading It’s official: You can virtually power wash your way to a better mood
It’s that time of the console generation again, when the big players start refreshing their hardware for graphics boosts of arguable importance. Right on time, Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro, with better buzzwords than last time at an absolute… Continue reading Sony PlayStation 5 Pro boosts graphics a little, price a lot
So a diffusion model, denoising data, peak signal-to-noise-ratio, RL-agent, autoregressive model, and thermodynamics walk into a bar … And now we can play the 1993 cult-classic first-person shooter, DOOM, generated in real-time by AI.Continue Reading… Continue reading AI generates playable DOOM in real time
Everyone likes a good lunar landing simulator, and [Dominic Doty] wrote a fun take on the idea: your goal is to write an autopilot controller to manage the landing. Try …read more Continue reading Lunar Lander Game Asks You to Write a Simple Autopilot
With all of the various keyboards, mouses (mice?), and other human interface devices (HID) available for our computers, there’s no possible way for developers to anticipate every type of input …read more Continue reading Turning Horrible Browser Controls Into A Game
Believe it or not, there was a time when the only way for many of us to play video games was to grab a roll of quarters and head to …read more Continue reading Portable, Full-Size Arcade Cabinets
Wait a second, read that title again. This isn’t a throwback 3D printing project at all. That’s “RepTrap” as in reptile trap, and it’s a pretty clever way to study …read more Continue reading RepTrap Keeps Watch Over Our Cold-Blooded Friends