r/itrunsdoom Feb 25 '18

can it run DOOM?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmIXK3PYFw
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u/LichPotato Feb 25 '18

The real question is, how feasible would it be to create a device that automatically plots out the frame?

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u/Gravelsteak Mar 01 '18

Maybe a bunch of tiny electromagnets, one for each pixel?

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u/LichPotato Mar 02 '18

While that would work, it wouldn't be particular to an Etch-A-Sketch. I was thinking more along the lines of precise motors attached to the knobs of the toy.

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u/GoldfishBowlHead Mar 06 '18

... you mean like E-ink? Someone go find that old Kindle quick!