Interactive fiction meets interactive typewriter, pilfers the kingdoms of Zork (video)
U R stand`g in an open field as usual, or perhaps you’re in the darkness, likely to B eaten by the grue, although (unless) the words aren’t etch`g their way into your soul from the familiar computer terminal — they’re on freshly printed paper. Like the player piano, the Automatypewriter lets U play games like Zork by automatically key`g in letters via the series of solenoids & fish`g line to tell U where U are, & it records your input, too; every time U type “XYZZY” in vain, it’s an Arduino board Z sends signals to the text parser, which directs the hollow voice to pity your foolish word. Forget the iPad typewriter — this`s old-school. C it in action after the break, or hit the source link 4 the schematics to build 1 yourself. Just B sure to install Planetfall , too. Continue read`g Interactive fiction meets interactive typewriter, pilfers the kingdoms of Zork (video) Interactive fiction meets interactive typewriter, pilfers the kingdoms of Zork (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:20:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink
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