Since I had my first gaming console, the SEGA MegaDrive, I always had a fascination about how computer games work from inside out. Even more, computer graphics is the most obvious way that we can do art with computers. This led me to since then explore all about computer graphics algorithms from the ancient hardware hack to the most advanced GPU algorithms, and this exploration seems to never end.
Among other things this led to the discovery of the Demoscene, which I’ve been following since. It’s hackers’ subculture spanning from the times of the C64 and Amiga hackers dedicated mostly to develop the most impressive realtime algorithms in computer graphics.
I’ve always been interested in hardware and low level programming and recently got into experimenting with arduino platform and other similar electronics. I like not only to tinker with these inexpensive modules I can find on ebay, but also to make them interact with old stuff I find around, like EEPROMS or keyboards. This gives me a better feeling of freedom to now be restricted to modules designed for hobbyists. I also like to make attemps at programming in assembler or direct C, to make use of my skills above the common hobbyist.
Some of the interesting boards I own:
I try to keep some of these projects at github vxf/arduino, although this is not my best code, I also like to not use the Arduino libraries and stick to raw AVR C whenever possible, so I can get a better feel of low level programming.
