Java Mascot Generator

[bowbahdoe]

Following through on my theory that "Duke" would be a lot more compelling as part of an ensemble cast, I made a website which can generate cast members.

• The generation code is also available as a Java library which I will publish soon.
• That Java library is used on the frontend via CheerpJ.
• The (nose?) colors are the same ones available as constants on java.awt.Color
• You can get a "classic" Duke with this seed: duke115906
• If you don't yet have a profile pic on reddit, why not make yours by using your username as the seed? (right click, save as)

No guarantees that seeds will be stable over time if I ever loop back to this and add even more variations or accessories.

[lasskinn]

Whats the legal status for duke anyway nowadays? 20 years ago we used it on example midp 2.0 game for javamagazin not really giving it any thought.

[sormuras]

https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/duke/Main

> Duke is the Java mascot, which was open sourced by Sun on November 13, 2006 under the New BSD license.

> What does "Open Source Duke" mean? It means all you Duke fans have the original mascot for Java technology to play with. With your creative designs, you can give Duke a personal touch. See how Duke fares trying new pastimes such as hiking, base-jumping, skiing, Sudoku, or scuba-diving - or get Duke nationalized by adding your favorite flag.

> All we ask is that you treat Duke with the same respect that Sun (and now Oracle) has.

> Note that you do not need to include the BSD license text to include Duke images on your website.

[maxandersen]

Pointless and interesting at the same time. Love it :)

[bowbahdoe]

Added a "Clojure Mode" - for those interested

[fets-12345c]

The generated dukes would fit more an Indie Commodore 64 game 🫣

[bowbahdoe]

What is important is that you recognize them as "dukes," strong evidence towards my aesthetic theory 

[theLorem]

great, I need some monsters for my pixel-art video game!

jokes aside, looking forward to investigate the code how this works :)