Image used with permission by copyright holderA Finnish computer programmer has managed to run a playable version of id Software’s 1996 first person shooter, Quake, on an old, analog oscilloscope. The game is rendered on a laptop and then fed into a Huawei V-422 oscilloscope as an audio signal that was translated into two-dimensional, vector graphics.
Pekka Väänänen shared a technical explanation of how he pulled off the feat on his website. In essence, he leveraged the fact that the left and right audio channels can be mapped onto the oscilloscope’s X and Y axes. By carefully controlling the audio input, the oscilloscope can be used to display images. Väänänen cited previousdemonstrations of this oscilloscope hack as inspiration for his attempt to play a game live.
With this basic technique available, the trick then lay in figuring out a way to render the game simply enough to be legible and have minimal lag when translated into audio. The result is ghostly and recognizable to anyone familiar with the seminal shooter, reminiscent of the scene in The Matrix when Neo sees the simulated world rendered in its raw code.
Oscilloscopes, developed in the early 20th century to measure and display the frequency of electrical signals, have an important place in the early history of video games. In 1958, physicist William Higinbotham developed a simple Tennis game, Tennis for Two, to be played on an early computer hooked up to an oscilloscope display by visitors to the Brookhaven National Laboratory where he worked. The game is considered by some to be the first video game with graphics.
Translating Quake to play on an oscilloscope is similar to a long-standing practice of hackers getting id Software’s previous, genre-defining shooter, Doom, to run on nearly anything with a processor. Recent examples have included a Canon printer and a Samsung smartwatch. This Quake project is doubly impressive for taking a more advanced game than Doom and rendering it playable on simpler hardware.
Ubisoft confirms Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works
In a company interview with CEO Yves Guillemot posted on the Ubisoft website Thursday, the executive reveals that there are remakes of Assassin's Creed games in the works, although he doesn't specify which ones.
"Players can be excited about some remakes, which will allow us to revisit some of the games we've created in the past and modernize them," he says, implying that it could pertain to games made before Odyssey. "There are worlds in some of our older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich."
Surfaced patent shows what an Xbox streaming console would’ve looked like
There have been a few Xbox devices that have never come to fruition, one of which was Keystone, a prototype for an affordable game streaming device you could hook up to your TV or monitor. Thanks to a surfaced patent, we've gotten an even closer look at what it would've potentially looked like.
The patent, first spotted by Windows Central, gives us a more complete view of the device. We've previously seen the Keystone in the flesh. Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer is known for hiding teases and interesting collectibles on the shelf in his office. In a 2022 X (formerly Twitter) post congratulating Bethesda on Fallout's 25th anniversary, you can see a small white device on the top shelf that's actually a Keystone prototype. Xbox told Digital Trends that it was a version of the device made before it decided to "refocus our efforts on a new approach.”
We have the solution to Wordle on June 28, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We've placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don't ruin the surprise before you've had a chance to work through the clues. So let's dive in, starting with a reminder of yesterday's answer.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Let's start by first reminding ourselves of yesterday's Wordle answer for those new to the game or who don't play it daily, which was "ORDER." So we can say that the Wordle answer today definitely isn't that. Now, with that in mind, perhaps take another stab at it using one of these Wordle starting words and circle back if you have no luck.
Hints for today's Wordle
Still can't figure it out? We have today's Wordle answer right here, below. But first, one more thing: Let's take a look at three hints that could help you find the solution, without giving it away, so there's no need to feel guilty about keeping your streak alive -- you put in some work, after all! Or just keep scrolling for the answer.
Today’s Wordle includes the letter D.
Today’s Wordle uses two vowels.
Today's Wordle can refer to a large number of animals, particularly livestock like cattle or sheep, that are moving together in a group.
