Cool and simple ideas needed!

Philipp Hachtmann wrote: So much for my realtime graphics examples, then :-) I'd say fractals are your best bet for a "demo" of the machine. Or, try to print better "graphics" by using a combination of . o O (and others) and quarter-stepping the platen and/or print head (if the capability exists). If not, you could still attempt better display by working internally with grayscales and using different letters and/or dithering to better represent the graphic. There are a multitude of ways to display graphics on printers using more than just "O" and space :-) If you know 3D, try using the generated fractal as a height map and plot something interesting with it :-) Does the machine have a tone generator? If so, try to work it -- see if you can alter the frequency (tone/pitch) to make music. Arpeggiate to simulate n-part harmony. If enough cycles exist, try sound synthesis. Get creative :) -- Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org) http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/