Flipdot Tetris beta

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2013
  • We received these beautiful display segments at the 29th Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg from the guys at muCCC (muc.ccc.de). They didn't provide any information about how to do anything with them, so we had to do just a little reverse engineering. After figuring out the whole circuit-board layout to get an idea of what the developers intended for the interface, we verified our results using an ATmega32 on an AVR NET-IO.
    Technically we're able to drive the displays at roughly 10 FPS, which generates a considerable amount of current drawn by the e-magnets flipping the pixel-segments. To satisfy that demand we used the largest capacitor we could find around the hackerspace.
    wiki.muc.ccc.de/flipdot:start
    www.bytewerk.org/index.php/Fli...
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  • @YoungTheFish
    @YoungTheFish Před 6 lety +8669

    The clearing animation is soooo satisfying

  • @bytewerk
    @bytewerk  Před 10 lety +3762

    The modules draw a lot of current. That's why we only drive the pixels that are new in each frame. This still is too much for our puny little powersource. This is the reason why pixels that failed to flip stay they way they are. Some pixels flip even though they don't have to. That's a software bug.

    • @JorgetePanete
      @JorgetePanete Před 6 lety +9

      bytewerk the* way they are

    • @jonathanolson772
      @jonathanolson772 Před 6 lety +34

      bytewerk couldn't you calculate the current going through the display at any given time and use that to selectively sweep the board to make sure it's all flipped the correct direction while still staying within the power supply limits?

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 Před 6 lety +92

      I think the 'real' solution would be to not draw to the flip dots directly, but to draw to a frame buffer, and let a separate thread worry about displaying the buffer after it is completed. That way you can insure consistent bug free behavior. The rate that the buffer is written to the flip dots could be throttled so that it runs just under the speed that malfunctions occur. Then you would not need to go back and make sure things took.
      If you triple buffer, then you can do a comparison between the two complete buffers to determine if a pixel flip needs to occur or not, saving power.

    • @josephyoo7863
      @josephyoo7863 Před 6 lety +22

      I think you'd need v-sync lol

    • @AcidW
      @AcidW Před 6 lety +17

      did you try to turn it off and on again?

  • @stumbling
    @stumbling Před 3 lety +581

    CLICKCLACKCLICKCLACKCLICKCLACKCLICKCLACKCLICKCLACK
    "Tetris for Jeff."

  • @mrbrian826
    @mrbrian826 Před 3 lety +519

    I know this is 7 years old but this has got to be one of the coolest things I've seen this year.

    • @myenglishisbadpleasecorrec5446
      @myenglishisbadpleasecorrec5446 Před rokem +2

      Have a good day

    • @mrbrian826
      @mrbrian826 Před rokem +3

      @@myenglishisbadpleasecorrec5446 you too!

    • @movie8575
      @movie8575 Před rokem +1

      You mean 8?

    • @TheRealKitWalker
      @TheRealKitWalker Před rokem

      I agree

    • @ABCDEFR
      @ABCDEFR Před rokem

      @@movie8575 Man with moderate snark and obviously limited grasp of time as a function of linear progression attempts to inform year old comment that an additional year has passed since commenting.

  • @himmelen2868
    @himmelen2868 Před 6 lety +6025

    I know it's a glitch/ power problem but I really love the way sometimes pixels stick. It gives it a certain charm

  • @CirqueAlvis
    @CirqueAlvis Před 6 lety +2749

    It’s like you’re simultaneously solving multiple rubik’s cubes

    • @albertbriscoe4714
      @albertbriscoe4714 Před 6 lety +36

      that amazing sound...

    • @elwinroyale
      @elwinroyale Před 3 lety +2

      @eric Spencer definitely not the sound would be faster then usually

  • @Samantha-vlly
    @Samantha-vlly Před rokem +3

    I can't believe this was 8 years ago, ahead of time creation.
    The algorithm in my account is pretty good at recommending videos

  • @michaelmoore1627
    @michaelmoore1627 Před 3 lety +106

    The cool thing about seeing this 7 years after it's release is wondering how much it's improved.

    • @fungames24
      @fungames24 Před rokem +5

      They upgraded to flat screen because of lower power requirements.

    • @ModestMang
      @ModestMang Před rokem +2

      @@fungames24 lol progress to digress I guess 😭

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. Před 6 lety +16350

    That's cool and all, but can it run *Doom?*

    • @dermathze700
      @dermathze700 Před 6 lety +698

      Justin Y. Probably, I think the single keyboard key had less pixel and about the same fps, so it should be fine.

    • @baylego
      @baylego Před 6 lety +390

      A man with the right questions

    • @linguicaguy
      @linguicaguy Před 6 lety +236

      Justin Y. Anything can run Doom at this point

    • @noonecares7397
      @noonecares7397 Před 6 lety +126

      linguicaguy my phone, my fridge, my router, my watch, hell, my fricken cat can probably run doom ffs

    • @ck11032
      @ck11032 Před 6 lety +27

      *Papito Jugo Al Doom*

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. Před 6 lety +5747

    Can't wait to see fallout 4 be released on this platform

    • @crazedtech7488
      @crazedtech7488 Před 6 lety +71

      Justin Y. I swear i see you everywhere...

    • @docco8004
      @docco8004 Před 6 lety +57

      I think there is multiple accounts named Justin Y. with the same picture run by different people going all over youtube

    • @thepolice5542
      @thepolice5542 Před 6 lety +8

      DoctorSlimeStudios i checked there are only 2 but I’ve only seen 1 of them

    • @gamertygonl
      @gamertygonl Před 6 lety +2

      Rip ears

    • @sillyeyesmedia9647
      @sillyeyesmedia9647 Před 6 lety +1

      I also see this person on a lot of videos I watch.

  • @homieboi5352
    @homieboi5352 Před 3 lety +17

    7 years ago this guy was still ahead of today. Respect through and through

  • @Litl_E
    @Litl_E Před 3 lety +4

    The click-clacking of the tiles as pieces fall make the perfect beat for the Tetris theme!

  • @nicksteele5613
    @nicksteele5613 Před 3 lety +1566

    Holy shit I thought this was some kind of stop animation which was already impressive as it but the fact that this is actually. running. Tetris. holy shit

    • @IVR02
      @IVR02 Před 3 lety +32

      Your PFP is amazing. It took a minute for me to register it mentally, but it's absolutely brilliant.

    • @jestfullgremblim8002
      @jestfullgremblim8002 Před 3 lety +16

      @@IVR02 i don't get it. What's so brilliant about
      "Back
      &Body
      Hurts"?

    • @IVR02
      @IVR02 Před 3 lety +23

      @@jestfullgremblim8002 The pun amuses me. Obviously I exaggerated a bit in my comment.

    • @jestfullgremblim8002
      @jestfullgremblim8002 Před 3 lety +8

      @@IVR02 well, english and japanese are really different. So i didn't get the pun either. i'm a big fan of puns so maybe i would enjoy it a lot too!

    • @giin97
      @giin97 Před 3 lety +22

      @@jestfullgremblim8002 there's a store whose sign is formatted quite similarly, called Bath & Body Works. They sell candles, bath salts, etc, stuff you might use after a long day to soothe an aching back and body.

  • @FullFledged2010
    @FullFledged2010 Před 6 lety +396

    All it needs now is a floppytron speaker😉

    • @dagg497
      @dagg497 Před 6 lety +9

      FullFledged2010 Hell yes!
      Floppy drive speaker would be BOSS!
      Long live mechanics!!

    • @cy-one
      @cy-one Před 3 lety

      tbh, I think a stepmotor speaker would fit better XD

    • @FullFledged2010
      @FullFledged2010 Před 3 lety

      @@cy-one Floppy drives are stepper motor driven 😉

    • @cy-one
      @cy-one Před 3 lety

      @@FullFledged2010 I know, but there's a slight difference in tone between a tiny motor in a floppy and a NEMA 17 or 23 ;)

    • @FullFledged2010
      @FullFledged2010 Před 3 lety

      @@cy-one yup but bigger stepper motors are generally quieter. You'd need somekind of amplification system or resonance box. Especially for nema 23. I've got them on my cnc router and i barely hear them. 🤷‍♂️ depends on the steps per rev settings and amperage of course.

  • @HKT-4300
    @HKT-4300 Před 8 měsíci +2

    This is crazy!! One day i'd love to see a GameBoy emulator running on one of these displays, the grayscale games seem like a perfect fit for it, even thouhg GB games are technically capable of 4 colors, it'd be cool to see something with fast graphics that's interactable on one of these screens.

  • @phokingnuts
    @phokingnuts Před 8 měsíci

    10 years later, still cool.

  • @calevonholdt3780
    @calevonholdt3780 Před 6 lety +147

    1:04 BOOM TETRIS FOR JEFF

  • @schottkydiode7507
    @schottkydiode7507 Před 3 lety +152

    For some reason I just really love how when the frames update they take a while to actually go from one state to another, you can actually see them switching and that just looks awesome! Kinda like motion blur but better lol

    • @Tibyon
      @Tibyon Před rokem +3

      It looks like scanlines which is trippy af

  • @seconds_ago
    @seconds_ago Před 3 lety +6

    This video just chilled for 7 years and then suddenly got recommended to everyone, nicee...

  • @bobothehippo
    @bobothehippo Před rokem +5

    Oh, i love these things. I remember there was a GIANT one at an indoor swimming pool when i was a kid in the early 90's. great sound.
    Reminds me of old airports around the same time, too.

  • @jerrekt
    @jerrekt Před 6 lety +180

    Boom! Tetris for Jeff!

  • @matician374
    @matician374 Před 3 lety +58

    Im So glad youtube reccomend me this it's a hidden gem

  • @alfranazrael3202
    @alfranazrael3202 Před rokem +2

    It take 8 years for youtube to recommend this.

  • @tuopi27
    @tuopi27 Před 3 lety +1

    idk why i love how imperfect it is

  • @WorivpuqloDMogh
    @WorivpuqloDMogh Před 3 lety +9

    This is a fun way to play classics like this

  • @distorted_heavy
    @distorted_heavy Před rokem +6

    I did not expect such a high refresh rate. Very nice

  • @80Bucks
    @80Bucks Před 8 měsíci

    By far the best way to play Tetris

  • @liesnoneya
    @liesnoneya Před 3 lety +1

    I hope he is still working on this also I love how he genuinly improved at tetris between this and the last video, shows how much testing went into it

  • @sebbes333
    @sebbes333 Před 6 lety +9

    The sound it makes is really nice :D
    Please upload a full (long) game in realtime too

  • @Pixelcraftian
    @Pixelcraftian Před 3 lety +182

    But can it run Super Mario Bros?

    • @steve_1507
      @steve_1507 Před 3 lety +2

      Lets see

    • @patemathic
      @patemathic Před 3 lety +14

      Yes, if the power supply problem is solved. This display can show pretty much anything which fits within the resolution and is monochrome

    • @tomikun8057
      @tomikun8057 Před 3 lety +8

      @@patemathic Bad Apple?

    • @Rei0SU
      @Rei0SU Před 3 lety +1

      @@tomikun8057 already exists

    • @tastyyoylecake2069
      @tastyyoylecake2069 Před 3 lety

      Probably

  • @battlehenge4
    @battlehenge4 Před 8 měsíci +1

    This is like torture by 100 simultaneously clicking pens but still pretty awesome tech display.

  • @king_fresh27
    @king_fresh27 Před rokem

    i'm actually speechless
    this is incredible!

  • @erdemmemisyazici3950
    @erdemmemisyazici3950 Před 7 lety +160

    Keep it up, other than a couple artifacts it looks lovely, which in case of Tetris matters a lot.

  • @haydenmetzcus3371
    @haydenmetzcus3371 Před 6 lety +6

    Not only did you make an innovative and cool design for playing games, you also happen to be a Tetris god.

  • @EddieOtool
    @EddieOtool Před 3 lety +5

    Really dig the sound of it! It adds something.

  • @Sammy213
    @Sammy213 Před rokem +8

    I thought the mechanical sounds would be irritating but I actually find them kind of soothing.

  • @sirasagi
    @sirasagi Před rokem +3

    ちょくちょく色が反転しちゃう所を含めて味があって良い

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey Před rokem +9

    There's something about analog stuff that the world is missing these days. That's why I love odd projects like this. Game never existed in this form, but feels nostalgic because it's like the old Departure/Arrival boards at the airport..

  • @hannahyamauchi839
    @hannahyamauchi839 Před rokem

    The sound it makes is so much fun!

  • @TorqueBow
    @TorqueBow Před 3 lety

    This is just now getting my recommendations. This is actually really cool!

  • @graysongdl
    @graysongdl Před 5 lety +18

    I've never even heard of these things before, but now I want it.
    Quick question, does this recreation have SRS?

  • @TheXtremeBoltGuy
    @TheXtremeBoltGuy Před 3 lety +5

    You don't understand just how much I need something like this

  • @RetroGamerzzzMUSIC
    @RetroGamerzzzMUSIC Před 3 lety

    After 7 years CZcams decided to show Me this vid and tbh Im so happy to see it 😁

  • @dotwashere4498
    @dotwashere4498 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm really excited to see this technology pushed further! It's so cool :)

  • @robindfuller
    @robindfuller Před 3 lety +15

    That’s really great. Imagine if the music was from the flipdots too 😆

  • @spencergoad1395
    @spencergoad1395 Před 3 lety +169

    Me: wow technology has come so far for this to be possible
    *reads that this was posted 7 years ago*
    Me: w u t

    • @barry5
      @barry5 Před 3 lety +19

      ah yes, because these types displays totally havent existed since 1961.

    • @GamingwithPortals
      @GamingwithPortals Před 3 lety +2

      @@barry5 But things like the arduino and Rpi haven’t existed since them

    • @SaHaRaSquad
      @SaHaRaSquad Před 3 lety +7

      @@GamingwithPortals Uh...yes they have. Arduino exists for 16 years and the Raspberry Pi is also older than this video. And the Arduino isn't some revolutionary new technology, it's just a series of prebuilt microcontroller boards with nice drivers and software around it.

    • @GamingwithPortals
      @GamingwithPortals Před 3 lety

      @@SaHaRaSquad Ok I was just trying to figure out why this feels like a new video

    • @Chronon88
      @Chronon88 Před 3 lety +1

      @@GamingwithPortals why wouldn't you be able to use a full sized computer 30 years back? This tech is old and could've been done the same year Tetris came out if someone wanted to make a simple clone of it.

  • @RyanReta97
    @RyanReta97 Před 8 měsíci

    The phantom effect is such a vibe

  • @Connordore
    @Connordore Před 3 lety

    This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. I’d love to watch a tear-down to see how it works

  • @pepper669
    @pepper669 Před 7 lety +21

    Coolest thing ever!!!

  • @pinkiican_2.7
    @pinkiican_2.7 Před 3 lety +22

    Everyone in 3 years ago: This is amazing dude!
    Me in 2021: LETS MAKE BAD APPLE PV WITH USING THIS!

    • @bafi29
      @bafi29 Před 3 lety

      Already there is one ;)

  • @skyender8353
    @skyender8353 Před rokem

    I really like the clicking noises it makes. Also pretty cool to watch ngl

  • @MystLgnd
    @MystLgnd Před 8 měsíci

    Cool project, well done ! 😉

  • @monochroma3803
    @monochroma3803 Před 3 lety +3

    THIS IS AMAZINGGGGG !

  • @ZoraHimself
    @ZoraHimself Před 6 lety +14

    Boom, Tetris for Jeff

  • @mushymcmushington7176
    @mushymcmushington7176 Před 3 lety +1

    That clacking sound is really satisfying~

  • @certified7268
    @certified7268 Před 3 lety

    8 years ago and this is still impressive

  • @eddycabreja3332
    @eddycabreja3332 Před 3 lety +12

    The amount of money I would Pay to get my unworthy hands on this masterpiece...

    • @roilo8560
      @roilo8560 Před 3 lety +1

      I remember playing something exactly like this at a museum. I think it was at Edinburgh but I'm not 100% sure

  • @aboveaverageai7310
    @aboveaverageai7310 Před 3 lety +6

    I like how some of the flipdots get stuck and it looks like there's a two block gap and he messed up, but halfway through it fixes itself

  • @NekUnity
    @NekUnity Před 8 měsíci

    INCREDIBLE !!!!

  • @stavinaircaeruleum2275
    @stavinaircaeruleum2275 Před rokem +1

    I'm surprised how responsive this system is, damn! Love it

  • @junjomo7891
    @junjomo7891 Před 6 lety +11

    As master shake said "If I wanted to play Tetris I would just draw the blocks falling down on a flipnote pad"

  • @burthpinmc5489
    @burthpinmc5489 Před 6 lety +16

    Can it run minecraft?

  • @willieko
    @willieko Před 8 měsíci

    This is the coolest!

  • @nikolay-tsys
    @nikolay-tsys Před 3 lety +1

    Nice bookshelf’s! I guess that’s what it takes to have fun with awesome projects like this )

  • @tanasedaniel54
    @tanasedaniel54 Před 3 lety +3

    That's insane bro, please make a video of how you made this, for me it will be better than any other hollywood movie.

  • @sb3424
    @sb3424 Před 6 lety +6

    Think of all the TI-83 games you could play on this!

  • @AllLuckNotSkill
    @AllLuckNotSkill Před 3 lety

    This video was made 7 years ago. I needed this recommended to me 7 years ago and a day earlier. Also how can +500 people dislike this. This is awesome.

  • @alex76gr
    @alex76gr Před 3 lety

    Awesome!
    This video put a big smile on my face.

  • @komradeheavy3522
    @komradeheavy3522 Před 6 lety +9

    This Tetris remix is great. Where can I find it

  • @sciartion
    @sciartion Před 6 lety +47

    Imagine what would the world look like if technology would've evolved into this instead of screens.

  • @SuperZaiyan9
    @SuperZaiyan9 Před rokem

    I don’t know why I was recommended this 8 years later but I’m glad it was

  • @mobilemarshall
    @mobilemarshall Před 3 lety

    the animation for clearing a line is awesome

  • @needsmoorecowbell
    @needsmoorecowbell Před 9 lety +5

    Where did you source these boards?

    • @bytewerk
      @bytewerk  Před 6 lety +12

      This used to be a decommissioned highway info sign with 400 of these modules. The CCC from Munich gave 4 of them to us for reverse engineering. In the end we made this tetris game with it.

  • @eduardoavila646
    @eduardoavila646 Před 6 lety +13

    "We managed to get it to run at 10fps" -Achievement unlocked:
    I cant even run tetris without lag.
    Awesome vid btw

  • @Brocollipy
    @Brocollipy Před rokem

    Aah man that sound is as satisfying as Tetris..lethal combination.

  • @Singleplayer4
    @Singleplayer4 Před 3 lety +2

    For 2013 folk, that was incredible

  • @vanlitespeed693
    @vanlitespeed693 Před 6 lety +10

    4k?

    • @trenzinhodaalegria8012
      @trenzinhodaalegria8012 Před 6 lety

      DLP is basically this but made as a microchip and it uses microscopic mechanical mirrors instead of these rotating black and white pieces. Technically it is possible to make a microscopic version of this and it would be cheaper and consume less energy than the large boards. And there is 4k DLP so it is possible to have a 4k flipdot panel...

  • @TheR971
    @TheR971 Před 6 lety +4

    Me: I like clicky keyboard switches.
    CCC: What about clicky displays???

  • @notfreeman1776
    @notfreeman1776 Před 3 lety

    This looks so satisfing to play, it must be really damn comfy

  • @crafterboy27
    @crafterboy27 Před 8 měsíci

    Man is secretly a tetris champion

  • @akirasai7616
    @akirasai7616 Před 3 lety +5

    ドット抜けが微妙に発生するのも絶妙にゲームボーイ感ある

  • @alexandrepanzan658
    @alexandrepanzan658 Před 3 lety +3

    Nooooo, CELBITTTTT

  • @bankzth
    @bankzth Před 3 lety

    7 years later this thing still look really cool to me.

  • @condescendingsnail3722

    those sounds are so satisfying

  • @succubus1615
    @succubus1615 Před 6 lety +15

    theres dead pixels

    • @mattsmoo5378
      @mattsmoo5378 Před 6 lety +3

      Dj jom2x Yeah, there is. That doesn't take away from how cool it is.

    • @jifpeanutbutter8783
      @jifpeanutbutter8783 Před 6 lety +2

      Yeah that's the problem with doing these kinds rapid movements on those boards is that there not built for it.

  • @xx_minyan_xx
    @xx_minyan_xx Před 5 lety +5

    日本人いるー?

  • @Sheynification
    @Sheynification Před 3 lety +1

    Damn, it look fantastic. Props to creators.

  • @inkless533
    @inkless533 Před rokem

    I don't know why CZcams recommends me this 8 years later, but this is so cool!

  • @user-ox4hv8yr6y
    @user-ox4hv8yr6y Před 8 lety +5

    UP主,是否可以制作bad apple呢?
    UP master , you can create , bad apple

  • @notoriousneht4530
    @notoriousneht4530 Před 6 lety +30

    Now see if it can run doom

  • @alt0248
    @alt0248 Před rokem

    Good work comrade, when the people arrive in the station tomorrow, I want this on the arrivals board playing for morale.

  • @lettuce1626
    @lettuce1626 Před 3 lety

    The sound effects are satisfying

  • @idontdeservesubs2637
    @idontdeservesubs2637 Před 6 lety +7

    Now do call of duty

  • @FalcoGer
    @FalcoGer Před 10 lety +4

    seems like you guys still got some problems with either the hardware or the graphics programming.

    • @bytewerk
      @bytewerk  Před 6 lety +2

      There was indeed an issue with the dutycycle we used to drive the idividual dots. Now there are no faulty pixels.

  • @a.lollipop
    @a.lollipop Před 8 měsíci

    this is so cool!

  • @flander747
    @flander747 Před rokem +1

    I absolutely adore this

  • @TheKrensada
    @TheKrensada Před 3 lety

    For some reason this video showed up in my recommends. Not disappointed.

  • @YurgenGrimwood
    @YurgenGrimwood Před 8 měsíci

    This has the potential to be the most satisfying game in history if you somehow manage to perfectly match up the flipping of the pixels with the beat of the music. I don't know if the specifics make it pheasable but if you can control the timing of the drawframe it should be doable, as well as some changes to the speed at which things move/animate.

  • @EmilyIsPink87
    @EmilyIsPink87 Před 3 lety

    That click sound is so satisfying

  • @leftnao
    @leftnao Před 3 lety

    CANT WAIT FOR THE 4K FLIP DOT