The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Chris writes – “This is an homemade controller for arcade emulator MAME using the “Keyboard Hack” technic. (more infos on the great BYOAC wiki) It plugs on the keyboard PS/2 connector of the computer. Cost approximately 50.00 USD to make.” – Link. More: MAME projects, cabinets and how-tos – Link.
Moriash Moreau made a DIY Second Life “controller” for getting around in the virtual world – “Just finished a little weekend project I’ve been kicking around for a while now. I’ve taken a USB numeric keypad, ripped out its innards, and wired a set of contacts to the six main SL-related movement keys (forward, back, […]
Metal Gear, Duck Hunt, Excitebike & Bionic Commando screenshots – all made with LEGO… [via] – Link. More: Blockheads – LEGO: the ultimate prototyping material. Seriously. MAKE 02 – Page 36 (log in to view). LEGO projects, articles and how-tos – Link. LEGO archives – Link.
Add this to the increasing number of things that should and should not be made from LEGO, a LEGO guitar – Link. More: Our LEGO archives – Link.
Here we go – 3D printing, in color, of World of Warcraft characters – “With the help of some friends at CADD Edge we were able to get a color 3D print of our favorite World of Warcraft gnome. All we had to do was export our cleaned up and textured models as VRML files, […]
Here’s a clever way to remind new chess players (likely kids) what each piece does – [via] – Link.
This is pretty interesting, wire a controller to play and beat two SNES games at the same time – “One person’s silly idea is another person’s inspiration. This movie is essentially constructed by taking one controller and wiring it into two SNES emulators at once. The same input is used to play both games to […]
