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There was some discussion on IRC recently about building an arcade for the space so lets see just how much interest there is out there. | There was some discussion on IRC recently about building an arcade for the space so lets see just how much interest there is out there. | ||
== Brainstorming == | == Brainstorming == | ||
* Inexpensive PC running Linux with a console emulator | * Inexpensive PC running Linux with a console emulator <-- found several emulators that can be installed, just need a PC | ||
* Create a wooden box to hold everything, perhaps have users decorate it with stickers, artwork, etc <-- Noisebridge art project? | |||
* Create a wooden box to hold everything, perhaps have users decorate it with stickers, artwork, etc | * Cheap LCD <-- or free even, thanks Miloh! | ||
* Cheap LCD | * modify a USB joypad/stick to be more arcade like <-- gamepad donated, planning on mapping buttons/joystick to keys on spare keyboard | ||
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* Coin slot for donations | * Coin slot for donations | ||
* Need somewhere to put it... | * Need somewhere to put it... | ||
* laptop station for members to hook up their laptops to the joystick/monitor | |||
== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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== Parts needed (strike out when acquired) == | == Parts needed (strike out when acquired) == | ||
* <strike>LCD</strike> | |||
* <strike>controller</strike> | |||
* <strike>keyboard</strike> | |||
* trackball for additional game control | |||
* PC <-- preferably later model with a graphics card that supports OpenGL 1.4 at minimum, see XBMC requirements | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Planning on using Xbox Media Centre on top of Ubuntu http://xbmc.org/home/ | |||
found an arcade game browser plugin that looked nice: http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48983 | |||
Revision as of 21:54, 23 April 2009
There was some discussion on IRC recently about building an arcade for the space so lets see just how much interest there is out there.
Brainstorming
- Inexpensive PC running Linux with a console emulator <-- found several emulators that can be installed, just need a PC
- Create a wooden box to hold everything, perhaps have users decorate it with stickers, artwork, etc <-- Noisebridge art project?
- Cheap LCD <-- or free even, thanks Miloh!
- modify a USB joypad/stick to be more arcade like <-- gamepad donated, planning on mapping buttons/joystick to keys on spare keyboard
- Coin slot for donations
- Need somewhere to put it...
- laptop station for members to hook up their laptops to the joystick/monitor
Participants
Parts needed (strike out when acquired)
LCDcontrollerkeyboard- trackball for additional game control
- PC <-- preferably later model with a graphics card that supports OpenGL 1.4 at minimum, see XBMC requirements
Links
Planning on using Xbox Media Centre on top of Ubuntu http://xbmc.org/home/
found an arcade game browser plugin that looked nice: http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48983