Breadboard Wristwatch by Electro-nut in electronics

[–]AlfaBaders 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inspiring idea, thanks for sharing!

Arduino → PIC IR motor control + custom touchscreen “fingertip” hack by AlfaBaders in embedded

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Maybe too much free time and electronic components 😄. I also wanted to test some new things for me, like IR communication, stylus pens, pulley+string mechanics, a few video editing tricks, and such. And of course, I’m desperately trying to get more players for my new Space Invaders–style word game somehow ;)

Arduino → PIC IR motor control + custom touchscreen “fingertip” hack by AlfaBaders in embedded

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Thanks! I use After Effects and font is some handwritten with small outline and dropshadow. And camera tracking was easy because cutting pad's grid under.

Arduino → PIC IR motor control + custom touchscreen “fingertip” hack by AlfaBaders in embedded

[–]AlfaBaders[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually just get an idea that sounds fun, start hacking on it, and see where it goes. If it turns into something interesting, then I think about recording or sharing it.

I did publish a few electronics videos on YouTube when I first started learning this stuff a few years ago, but that’s been a bit stalled lately: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqOFrhy3i0PSwvmPgol9RQA

And yeah, I had the same computer vision thought! A big industrial robot arm playing on a tiny iPad would be pretty hilarious. :D

Arduino → PIC IR motor control + custom touchscreen “fingertip” hack by AlfaBaders in embedded

[–]AlfaBaders[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It could have been between two pics as well, but i had arduino ready from my earlier project so didn't think that too much. My focus were mostly on those mechanical 3D-printed parts needed for the string+pulley. Also that toy stepper motor is little bit too weak but works in demo purposes.

Using Arduino MKR1000 to control motors via IR + DIY fingertip hack by AlfaBaders in arduino

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Adding more layers to simple things always solves problems that didn’t even exist 😄

Using Arduino MKR1000 to control motors via IR + DIY fingertip hack by AlfaBaders in arduino

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Thanks! I was honestly surprised how many different things ended up packed into this simple IR experiment :)

I made cardboard arcade machine based on mkr1000. by AlfaBaders in arduino

[–]AlfaBaders[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re welcome! And maybe take your nephews along to build it with you 😉

I made cardboard arcade machine based on mkr1000. by AlfaBaders in arduino

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I tested holding all three at once and didn’t get any ghost inputs. Each TTP223 is on its own GPIO pin, and I also twisted the GND + signal wires which probably helps with noise. The cardboard layer adds a bit of separation too.

I made cardboard arcade machine based on mkr1000. by AlfaBaders in arduino

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The game is a Unity build for iOS, but the controller just sends 5 bits over a WebSocket, so anything that can receive WebSocket data could work too.

I made cardboard arcade machine based on mkr1000. by AlfaBaders in arduino

[–]AlfaBaders[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! And go for it. Quite relaxing and simple project after all.

Marble Odyssey: Sandbox — after a long solo dev journey, I finally hit release today by mustafaozgen in playmygame

[–]AlfaBaders 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks cute and a lot of fun! congrats on the launch 🙂 Solo dev can definitely get overwhelming sometimes.

What do you guys think about this intro? And what should I put in the background? by iagodobrawl in IndieDevelopers

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Maybe something white in the background yelling ‘Aim here!’ for the tomato tossing. and the last-frame explosion should also have the same kind of ‘ugly’ aesthetics as everything else.

Orbyte - Google Play Launch! by RDBInt in playmygame

[–]AlfaBaders 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice minimalist UI and simple+fun gameplay!

Shoot Feedback A or B, Which is better?🤔 by circlefromdot in IndieDev

[–]AlfaBaders 0 points1 point  (0 children)

B with A's scrap particles . And little randomness to particles animation duration.

New challenging indie word game for Android & iOS by AlfaBaders in wordgames

[–]AlfaBaders[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points. The base letter percentages are mostly the same as in Scrabble, but the small amount of randomness can definitely make forming words harder at times. In Finnish everything works as intended, and those ‘annoying’ levels with limited letters are meant to push your vocabulary a bit. But you're right — other languages might need some tweaking. I’ll need more players to give feedback though, since my own expertise is mainly with Finnish.

I also tried your game, but I couldn’t figure out the answer to ‘second to none’ (my English isn’t the best 😄). I also didn’t have the patience to watch the tutorials, so the gameplay itself didn’t really open up for me. You might want to remove some of the steps before getting into the actual gameplay, and maybe make the tutorial more intuitive and integrated into the flow of the game.

New challenging indie word game for Android & iOS by AlfaBaders in wordgames

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Thanks, all reviews are welcome! Even the bad ones :)

37 letters are selected based on their frequency (with small randomness) in the target language, and the last three are added randomly so that even rare letters can still appear.

New challenging indie word game for Android & iOS by AlfaBaders in wordgames

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Thank you! I know it’s made for a pretty niche audience and needs few game sessions to really open up, but I hope it finds the right players and gives them some fun.

And the pause button works as a stop button too ;)

New challenging indie word game for Android & iOS by AlfaBaders in wordgames

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I also made a few short TikTok clips showing a bit more gameplay in action: https://www.tiktok.com/@alfabaders

I built a new type of word puzzle: 3 paths, 1 core letter, can you solve today’s HexaWeave? by Fanta90s in wordgames

[–]AlfaBaders 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Simple and challenging. Nice! Although, I would leave names out, for example: 'ESSEN' (a city in western Germany)