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* speakers | * speakers | ||
* control panel - swap out controls for real single-player arcade controls - USB preferred - perhaps minumus HID | * control panel - swap out controls for real single-player arcade controls - USB preferred - perhaps minumus HID | ||
== Progress == | |||
This project is near-zero-cost and running concurrently with various others (BMO, skate-banjo, etc.) while I learn a decent games/multimedia API (SDL) | |||
* The existing monitor mount doesn't allow rotation so it has been mounted on a portrait-capable monitor stand that I got from a skip. Some mechanical fudging was required to make the bolts fit the available mounting holes! | |||
* A sturdy chipboard base has been ripped to size | |||
* I have picked and ripped to size some MDF boards from the Hackspace sheet materials scraps | |||
* I'm designing a simple side profile for the cabinet | |||
* I've used some of the plastic display sheeting to make a simple bezel to centrally locate the screen within the cabinet face | |||
Revision as of 10:25, 5 July 2013
That's Numberwang!
A dedicated bartop arcade machine to play the mythical game "Numberwang" as made famous by the comedy duo Mitchell And Webb.
Basic Design
- Hardware is based on a 15" Dell LCD monitor set in portrait mode
- a small PC is required; perhaps Raspberry Pi depending on multimedia capabilities
- speakers
- control panel - swap out controls for real single-player arcade controls - USB preferred - perhaps minumus HID
Progress
This project is near-zero-cost and running concurrently with various others (BMO, skate-banjo, etc.) while I learn a decent games/multimedia API (SDL)
- The existing monitor mount doesn't allow rotation so it has been mounted on a portrait-capable monitor stand that I got from a skip. Some mechanical fudging was required to make the bolts fit the available mounting holes!
- A sturdy chipboard base has been ripped to size
- I have picked and ripped to size some MDF boards from the Hackspace sheet materials scraps
- I'm designing a simple side profile for the cabinet
- I've used some of the plastic display sheeting to make a simple bezel to centrally locate the screen within the cabinet face