jonahss

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   by jonahss 4y ago

   hey, yeah! The commenter about the iPad is also right, but, there's something satisfying about the physicality. That said, you can play poker with a deck of cards and a pile of beans. But yeah, I'm looking for something somewhere
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   Yeah, I've been thinking evolving characters. Also more complex algorithms that you can't do on paper or in your head (and can't inspect). When watching TV shows that have cool card games, like Yu-Gi-Oh, it seems like the gam
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   Oh, that's not a bad idea. I could do a kickstarter, sell kits or fully-assembled ones that way. It would be about $300-$400 for 3 cards and a base in this iteration and at low volumes. Think I should do it?
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   Actually, the cards already have magnets in em, so these would work on your fridge already. But you need a base station to update them, and a way to connect to your network to upload images/text..... If you email me your address, I&#x2
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   Yeah, I can run it on an stm32, which is what I'd do for an early Kickstarter where I only have to make <100. Since I only made two, it was easier just to keep it on the raspi for now.
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   I'd settle for Richard Garfield ;) You think I should patent? Isn't that going to cost me like 20 grand? Plus if Wizards of the Coast really wants to, they can work around my patents somehow. If I could patent for only a couple th
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   Yeah! I'm thinking a mixture of Magic the Gathering and Tamagotchi. Where the cards can level and grow like an RPG.
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   That'd be cool! Talisman is an entertaining game. I think the reason I was able to buy these e-innk displays so cheap is that they're the exact size of grocery store shelf price tags.
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   by jonahss 4y ago

   Agree on the suite of games, just like a deck of cards :) Ah, the cards have buttons next to them on the base. I figured they could display icons on the card next to each button (each spot on the base has 3 right now). I call it the 'A
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Thanks! Yup, you called it. The cards are totally passive. Just the screen and an eeprom memory chip, no battery. All the compute happens in the base. Color e-ink way too expensive for now, but if Wizards of the Coast wants to invest 100MM
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    I spent about $5000 over two years. Not bad at all, really. A lot of that was registering an LLC and a Fusion360 license.
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    I feel ya.
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    I'm trying to target $80 for a "starter set" of the base and 3 cards. I think this is doable at real scale.
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Yup, going for a witchy occult mysticism vibe
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Oh the display is only like $4-6 on Alibaba. After you add the resin and my custom PCB it's like $20 at the low scale I'm purchasing.
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    added mailing list signup to the bottom of that post, thanks.
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Oh! I've got a mailing list signup on wyldcard.io ! Should have added that call-to-action to my post; *facepalm Your idea is kind of like the hologram chess that Ed plays in Cowboy Bebop
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Ah, not at this time, but maybe I should open source em?
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Thanks! Yeah, it's a weird in-between. I don't think a game publisher would take a risk on it, but neither would silicon valley VCs. Kickstarter would be my bet too. I was going to put this project down for a little while and star
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    oh my gosh, I love it! Thanks! I'm glad you kept the total card count low, that's a limiting factor because of their price and size. I'll try it out!
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    See my other comment. I wanted to learn rust, but by the end, once I knew it, I wouldn't have chosen rust for a prototype if I started again. These prototypes are running on a raspberry pi, though I wouldn't want to put them into
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Thanks! I knew no Rust at all before starting. Yikes was it frustrating to learn a completely new language. I had to go through the whole rust book, not skipping any basics, in order to get there. I also assigned myself a homework assignmen
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Hm, that'd work with the other comment about putting contacts on both sides. The cards themselves are completely passive and unpowered. Base does everything.
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Bought off Alibaba, I think they're so cheap because they're designed for grocery store shelf price tags. Good Display GDEW029T5D
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Ooh thanks, I'll check it out!
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    I'll totally start a new project once holograms get good and cheap enough ;)
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Thanks! Well, not "shipped" per se. Nobody's got one but me so far :P
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Yes! Going for a mysterious witchy/occult vibe.
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    I come from a web dev background, and spent the last 3 years running the cloud and embedded firmware teams for a 3D printer startup. I learned that hardware isn't so hard, once you get past all the mystery. My coworkers gave me tips on
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    by jonahss 4y ago

    Heh heh, that's like phase 4 ;) I want kids to be able to play at school or at camp, so didn't add any connectivity. Plus I'm trying to stay cheap. But I can imagine adding bluetooth to the base or to your phone or something.