Explore the creation of an infinite matrix of Tamagotchi digital pets in this captivating conference talk from the 2015 Hackaday Superconference. Delve into Jeroen Domburg's (aka Sprite_TM) innovative project, the Tamagotchi Singularity, as he walks through the challenges and solutions encountered during implementation. Learn about various approaches considered, including buying real Tamagotchis, running emulators, and disassembling Android applications. Discover how Domburg tackled timing-sensitive issues and timeouts by developing an AI to decode and encode IR signals. Get introduced to the TamaNode, a WiFi-powered hive cell viewer, and understand the new approach of WiFi-enabling existing Tamagotchi devices. Gain insights into the virtual world where Tamagotchis interact, eat, play, marry, and reproduce within this fascinating ecosystem.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Hackaday Superconference
Jeroen Domburg Implementing the Tamagotchi Singularity
TAMAGOTCHI? SINGULARITY?
HOW? • Buy real Tamagotchis? • Run the Gameboy game in an emulator? • Disassemble the Android application? • Emulate a real Tamagotchi?
THE HIVE
VIRTUAL WORLD MAKE TAMAGOTCHIS INTERACT, EAT, PLAY, MARRY, HAVE KIDS
PROBLEM: TIMING-SENSITIVE. SOLUTION: AI DECODES/ENCODES IR SIGNAL
PROBLEM 2: TIMEOUTS!
HTTP://TAMAHIVE.SPRITESSERVER. NL
HARDWARE
INTRODUCING: THE TAMANODE WiFi-powered hive cell viewer
NEW APPROACH. WiFi-enable existing Tamagotchi
Taught by
HACKADAY
