C64 Emulator on Raspberry Pi
Hey all, beta_tester from the PiMAME forums, posted a really awesome tutorial on how to install and configure VICE, the Commodore 64 emulator onto a Raspberry Pi.
I will be including this in the next release of PiMAME, but for now, the instructions are available here:
http://pimame.org/forum/discussion/382/how-to-installrun-c64-emulator-vice-on-your-pimame
Enjoy some Oregon Trail!
-Shea
Hey all,
This has been a fun week. Long, but fun.
Pacific Rim
If you haven’t seen Pacific Rim yet, do yourself a favor and go see it. It will make your inner 12 year old boy very happy 🙂 After watching the movie I had to pick up the Gipsy Danger Jaeger action figure:
Oculus Rift
A FamiLAB member has been working with an Oculus Rift development kit for the past few weeks, and very generously allowed me to borrow it for a few days. The device is well worth the money, and was comfortable to wear with my glasses. That said, it makes me want to get contacts so I can wear it with even more comfort.
I played Team Fortress 2 for a while and Half Life 2. A few of my coworkers tried Surgeon Simulator 2013 with it and that was really hilarious to watch. We also loaded some 3rd party drivers which allows more games to run that aren’t meant to on the device, and even though there were bugs, it was still playable. The big disappointment with the device right now is the low resolution screens. You really notice the pixels at first, but after the immersion kicks in, you learn to ignore it. Luckily Oculus VR has stated that the consumer version will have much higher resolution screens.
Engrained Products Raspberry Pi Case
The awesome people at Engrained Products sent me one of their Pi cases to try out. It’s fantastic. I’m really impressed with how they put in the little cuts so that the wood can bend freely. Also the cut gears are a great touch. I’ve been using the Adafruit case but I am going to switch to this one.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. Take care!
-Shea
Hey All,
I got a few requests for a BerryBoot image of PiMAME. I followed the instructions and generated an image that should be compatible. I haven’t had a chance to test it yet since I don’t have a Pi with BerryBoot installed.
You can get the image here: http://sheasilverman.com/rpi/pimame-0.7.6-berryboot.img
This is version 0.7.6.
Please let me know how it works!
Thanks!
-Shea
Hey all,
I felt bad about the delay with PiMAME 0.7.5 so I’m releasing the next version early.
New Features:
If you are running version 0.7 or above, just run the ./update.sh script to get these additions. The new image is being made and uploaded right now.
EDIT: Really sorry guys, I found a show stopping bug while uploading. I had to cancel it. I’m really sorry. It’ll be up soon.
Hey everyone,
I’m happy to announce that I’m releasing the new PiMAME image this weekend. I will be uploading it tonight and it should be on sourceforge asap.
The new features include:
On another note, the latest special edition of Linux Pro Magazine is all about the Raspberry Pi. The DVD includes a bunch of different SD Card Images, including PiMAME.
http://shop.linuxnewmedia.com/us/eh32029.html
Have a great weekend!
-Shea
Hey All,
What a hectic week. I’ve been working on the second half of my book, doing a ton of stuff at work, AND working on PiMAME 0.8 🙂
New features to come in PiMAME 0.8:
I’m hoping to get it done this weekend, and I’ll let you all know when its up 🙂
Have a great weekend!
-Shea
Hey all,
Another long week over here. I’m glad we have a 3 day weekend, because I could use it. Going to sleep until Monday I think 🙂 Anyways, onto the fun stuff!
Book
So, I’ve been waiting ages to announce this. I have been tapped by a publishing company to write a book about a computer that means a lot to me (hint hint). That’s really all the details I can announce at this time, but I’m very excited and eager to work on this project.
BarCamp Orlando
Last week I talked about BarCamp Orlando. It was a lot of fun. There were a lot of great talks given by members of the Orlando tech community. I met a lot of cool people, and networked with some fellow educators. It was also nice to see a big turnout of my coworkers and friends from FamiLAB show their support of this conference.
I did a talk about gaming on the Raspberry Pi, and I have to say it went fairly well. I have grown to really like public speaking, and I am very interested in doing more. I did about 15 minutes of explanations and demos of the Raspberry Pi’s capabilities, and another 10 minutes of QA from the audience members.
Thermal Imaged Pi
I received an email from Bux (from the forums) the other day. He acquired a thermal scanner, so he used it to take a picture of the Raspberry Pi.
Weston Accelerated X
A very exciting development in the continuing optimization of the Raspberry Pi has been released. A release of the Weston software that allows accelerated X windows to be displayed on the Raspberry Pi. This should help with the sluggish feeling that is encountered when using the GUI. I will be testing this out over the weekend. The instructions to install it are available here: http://fooishbar.org/tell-me-about/wayland-on-raspberry-pi/ and below:
echo deb http://raspberrypi.collabora.com wheezy rpi >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install weston
Stickers
I think I have sent out all the stickers. If anyone hasn’t received theirs, please contact me again!
Have a great weekend everyone!
-Shea
Hey All,
It has been a long week. Star Trek Into Darkness was AMAZING! Go see it now. Stop reading. Go to your theater, watch it, then come back here and finish reading. It was that good.
SanderSiezen has made a really slick cocktail arcade cabinet, powered by PiMAME. His entire build log has been published at his site. I’m really impressed by the hinge used to hide the controls. Great Job!
BarCamp Orlando
BarCamp Orlando is this weekend. It’s basically a tech gathering un-conference. People meet up in a central area, sign up to do talks, speak about awesome things, and network, all while enjoying the bar scene around downtown.
I am hoping to do some talking about PiMAME and the Raspberry Pi.
Have a great weekend everyone!
-Shea
Hey All,
LifeHacker has put up a really cool guide on how to install RetroPie on your Raspberry Pi.
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-retro-game-console-498561192
Have a great night!
-Shea
Hey all,
Sorry for the lateness, I went and saw Iron Man 3 last night and got home late.
Go see Iron Man 3. If you liked the first two movies, you will like the third. I thought it was great.
A fun announcement: The Pi Hut is now selling SD Cards with PiMAME preloaded on it.
If you are using the installer script, make sure you run the update script, as I have pushed a few changes. The PiHut SD card already has the installer script included.
Have a great weekend!
-Shea