Game Frame Wi-Fi Adapter Documentation

Game Frame Wi-Fi Adapter Documentation

The Wi-Fi Adapter transforms Game Frame into a connected display and greatly expands its capabilities. I suspect that this feature set is just the beginning, and as more people suggest ideas in the forums or add to the source code themselves,…

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Game Frame Revision

Game Frame Revision

UPDATE: Game Frame is now available in the shop! In early 2015, despite demand, I stopped making the Game Frame “Kickstarter Edition” and started from scratch on a fresh design. I looked at my experience building the first 700 and rethought…

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Tangram

Ponoko did all of the laser cutting for Game Frame, so when they introduced a new material challenge, naturally I wanted to participate. The new material is a beautiful finished wood, available in three color tones. Tangram seemed like a…

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First Laser Cuts Arrived

Today I picked up the first batch of 300 laser cuts, including the wood, acrylic, and paper. On my way home I stopped by IKEA to get a table and a bunch of bins to serve as a making station….

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Programmer Constructed

The ATMEGA328p (aka Arduino) chip on the Game Frame controller board is the tiny surface mount style, with 32 pins around the edges of an 8mm square. I was having an issue with these cool ISP programmers I bought from…

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Hello World

I’ve never blogged a day in my life, but I’ve had too many days recently where I want to share something about Game Frame production with my Kickstarter backers but don’t want to bother them with an email update. So…

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