2024 Business Card Challenge: Integrated Game Card - 1 minute read







[Dan Schnur] has a simple strategy to ensure their business card stays on the client’s desk and doesn’t just get lobbed in a drawer: make it into a simple gaming platform. This entry into the 2024 Business Card Challenge is based around the tinyjoypad project, integrating an SSD1306 OLED display, joypad, and push button.


Powered by the superstar ATTiny85, the electronics are really not all that much, just a sprinkling of passives to support the display and the six switch inputs from the joystick and push button. Or at least, that’s how much we can glean from the PCB images, as the PCB design files are not provided in the project GitHub.


Leaving the heavy lifting of the software to the tinyjoypad project, the designer can concentrate on the actual job at hand and the reason the business card exists to stay at the forefront of the client’s mind. In the meantime, the card can be a useful distraction for those idle moments. A few such distractions include a tiny version of Missile Command (as shown above), tiny tris, and a very cut-down Q-bert.  Sadly, that last game isn’t quite the same without that distinctive sound.







Source: Hackaday

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angelaevans commented on 2024 Business Card Challenge: Integrated Game Card about 2 months ago

What a brilliant concept! Incredibox


Mikasa Ackerman commented on 2024 Business Card Challenge: Integrated Game Card 5 months ago

This is a fantastic idea! Transforming a business card into a mini gaming platform not only ensures it gets noticed but also provides a fun distraction for Wordle Unlimited clients. I love how the tinyjoypad project is utilized here.