Martin Fitzpatrick

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Latest makes, hacks, experimental proofs of concept and random silliness. Exploring ideas, alternate realities and evolutionary dead ends.

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BASIC10 / ET: the Extra Terrestrial Remake of the Atari classic in 10 lines of SAM BASIC

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BASIC10 / SAM Coupé Snake Simple Snake game in 10 lines of BASIC

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micro:bit Space Invaders MicroPython retro game in just 25 pixels

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Etch-a-Snap / Plotter From drawing instructions to motor movements.

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Etch-a-Snap / Drawing Converting the image to a line drawing

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Etch-a-Snap / Image Processing Preparing the image to plot

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Etch-a-Snap / Build Putting together the Etch-A-Snap

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Etch-a-Snap / Etch-A-Snap The Raspberry Pi powered Etch-A-Sketch camera

Is it getting better yet?

An optimistic visual guide to the Coronavirus pandemic

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Gyroscopic 3D wireframe cube

Using a 3-axis gyro for live 3D perspective

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Scroll pHAT Tetris

Published 05.05.2017

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Like poetry it rhymes.

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3D wireframe cube with MicroPython Basic 3D model rotation and projection

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Lucky Cat Spinning-arm Display Python-powered Maneki-neko persistence of vision scroller

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Building a MicroPython heart rate monitor Finding the beat in HR sensor data

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Safari Sam 1994 platform game for the Sam Coupé 8bit computer

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KropBot Multiplayer internet-controlled robot

Available now in my cheery little shop!

Create GUI Applications with Python & Qt - PyQt5 Edition $15

Downloadable ebook (PDF, Kindle, ePub)

Proudly rated Best Non-relativistic Delivery Service (1989-84)