Character map

[rodot]

I think that the character map should be decided now, because it's going to mess everyone's game if we change it later.



There is still a character left (0x7F)... any idea of what we could do with it?
Any suggestion?

Note: characters 0x00 (null), 0x0A (line feed) and 0x0D (carriage return) are empty on purpose.

[hrangan]

Do you think it makes sense shortening the height of the up and down arrow, to match the left/right arrows? (On both the sets)

For the empty slot, what about an icon for the gamebuino itself? Maybe a stylized G?

[rodot]

You're right about the arrows, I'll change it.
I'm not sure we can fit a recognizable G in 5x8 pixels... what do you think about that, I tried to make it look like the one from the logo:

It just looks like a regular G hahah... in fact I could replace the G in the character map for this one.

[hrangan]

It might be disconcerting to just have the G in a different font, but it might also be really cool and make the system stand out. I really can't tell if it's a good idea or not

[adekto]

what about a mascot or maybe a lightning icon
or what about a stick figure robot, just trowing it out there people have to deside

[hrangan]

I think the copyright symbol makes the most sense tbh.

The icon for the gbp is missing. Not really an issue till someone wants to make a british spy game .

But yeah, the copyright symbol really needs to be there.

[adekto]

I think the copyright symbol makes the most sense tbh.

The icon for the gbp is missing. Not really an issue till someone wants to make a british spy game .

But yeah, the copyright symbol really needs to be there.

©? why, we got like nothing to copyright, most all stuff opensource

[Skyrunner65]

Thumbs up.
Also, why can't we use the empty spaces?

[hrangan]

I think the copyright symbol makes the most sense tbh.

The icon for the gbp is missing. Not really an issue till someone wants to make a british spy game .

But yeah, the copyright symbol really needs to be there.

©? why, we got like nothing to copyright, most all stuff opensource

The hardware and software definitely are open source, but the intellectual property for the game itself may not be.

That said, having a copyright on the game doesn't mean the code can't also be open source, it just gives the developer control over their creation. Open source projects are often copyrighted. For example, rodot owns the copyright to Gamebuino.

[hrangan]

Thumbs up.
Also, why can't we use the empty spaces?

The three with black borders are special characters, like newlines (ie, pressing the enter key). There's only one real space character (20 on the grid), and that's to represent actual spaces.