Pixel Art in Microcontroller Displays
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The post showcases a project featuring pixel art on microcontroller displays, sparking interest in the community with a simple yet visually appealing demonstration.
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This is for:
- Makers: Get art that looks awesome on low-res, download firmware
- Pixel artists: Reach real-world displays, gain points and badges
- Everyone: Enjoy free art & community, even if you don't own a display
At high level, the project seeks to combine an MQTT broker for live updates (new posts), a lightweight free & ad-free social media experience (comments and likes only), a self-hosted approach to storing the artworks, and MCU firmware to turn any display into a web-connected pixel art player.
Join us! It is a lot to build and this is all just for fun & love.