Since finals have ended and we have an extended winter break, its time to take a break from work and have some fun playing video games. If you want to do some PC gaming, but don’t want to use a keyboard, you can grab a controller from another console and use it to play on…
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Have you ever heard of the term “cognitive cooking” ? When you thought machines are taking over many aspects of our lives and they couldn’t take over more, here I present you Chef Watson by IBM! Essentially a computer that has been trained to recognize food pairings and flavours, it has released it’s first cooking…
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An Ambilight is lights that you put behind your monitor or TV that match the colours on screen to add extra immersion. Ambilights are expensive to buy, so we’ll make our own with Arduinos and addressable leds. This tutorial HERE goes through how to make your own DIY Ambilight.
Have you ever had an idea so ridiculous you thought it couldn’t be useful? Have you ever wondered to which extent you can go with an Arduino or other micro controller? Lets push some of these boundaries of knowledge with… useless and even dangerous Arduino projects! First and favorite contender, the auto shoelaces! If you…
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If you’re feeling nostalgic of playing gameboys, SNES, or other retro consoles, then PICO-8 is for you! PICO-8 is an application made by Lexaloffle, HERE, that looks and plays like a retro console. PICO-8 lets you play games and even make your own. PICO-8 does cost money, but you can play some games on the…
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Do you have a mac pro with a touch bar? If you have one or planning on getting one, There are some cute you can play using your touch bar! touch bar pet is a touch bar game you can download for your Mac pro touch bar, similar to the popular Tamagotchi digital pet, when…
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Everyone has been spending a lot more time on their computers lately, whether it be online classes or work from home, so you might be a bit tired of staring at the same screen every day. Those blue or yellow folder icons are getting a bit boring, so let’s change them to make them more…
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While this year Halloween may be different than some, that’s not an a reason to not have some fun with some Halloween ideas! Different than regular posts, here’s some scary ideas for you this October! Need a cocktail to relax? Enjoy a refreshing melon and gin cocktail.https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/midori-lemon-gin-fizz The foamy white can be achieved by beating…
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Making tile sets for games can be very time consuming and takes a lot of work to get the tiles to look well together. Tilesetter is tool that takes all the time and difficulty out of tile set making. Tilesetter can be downloaded from HERE. Tilesetter can quickly and easily create tile sets by attaching…
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A-Frame is a web framework for making VR games and environments in the browser. The last language you would expect to code VR in would be HTML, but A-Frame challenges your feeble expectations and has you code a game slap in the middle of an HTML file. A-Frame, being a web framework, loves hand-holding and…
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