Automat

(automat.org)

52 points | by surprisetalk 6 days ago ago

9 comments

  • RedNifre 17 minutes ago

    You can't put the diskette into the device by pushing it in. Instead, you have to hold it at a position that makes an arrow appear and when you release it, it will push itself magically.

  • throwanem an hour ago

    An interesting experiment, very reminiscent of the early 90s' Magic Cap, Microsoft Bob, et al. But objects in physical space afford a discoverability that can't be replicated here, and the metaphor thus quickly and inevitably becomes a burden.

  • chirau an hour ago

    I don't get it, what is this supposed to be? Another drag and drop? I am failing to understand the uniqueness of this.

    Also, if you put the cup on the tape and try to move the tape, the cup removes itself.

    • nuxi an hour ago

      Open the notebook and flip through it. Drink the coffee (drag the mug downwards). Put the floppy in the device. Put the VHS tape in the device.

      • nmstoker 31 minutes ago

        That's an illustration of the difficulties. I got the disk, video dvd and even drank the coffee but I initially thought the notebook was some sort of box for the video so didn't realise you could open it to read!

    • nusl an hour ago

      Drag the floppy to the console and you'll get a download link for the tool.

  • can16358p an hour ago

    It was lovely until I double tapped and accidentally zoomed in with no apparent way to zoom back out again.

    Otherwise, lovely.

  • surprisetalk 3 hours ago

    Marek gave some helpful background for this project during a recent Future of Coding meetup (first demo in the stream).

    [0] https://mrogalski.eu

    [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7z77QGARLE

    [2] https://futureofcoding.org

  • nusl an hour ago

    I like the easter egg where you can drink the coffee if you drag it to the bottom of the screen.