Weathergotchi – an E-Paper Climate Logger
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#2I’ve been wanting to do some projects like this from the software side. I want an e-ink display + ESP32 inside a case. But I don’t want to do that myself for the nth time as it doesn’t feel novel or interesting. Is there any decent hardware option that begins fully open?
Also: If I take very good care of my Weathergotchi, do I get to change the weather?
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#3I’ve been wanting to do some projects like this from the software side. I want an e-ink display + ESP32 inside a case. But I don’t want to do that myself for the nth time as it doesn’t feel novel or interesting. Is there any decent hardware option that begins fully open? Also: If I take very good care of my Weathergotchi, do I get to change the weather?
M5Stack has black & white (https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-esp32-core-ink-dev...) and color (https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5paper-color-esp32s3-dev-...) development kits that look like exactly what you're looking for.
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#4Calling this a tamagotchi is silly. The only thing this and tamagotchis have in common is that they’re small electronic devices with a screen (and even that tech is different).
When you compare a project to something that it isn’t, you’re doing it a disservice. The people who are intrigued by the tamagotchi angle are disappointed, while the people who are uninterested in it (but might still like the project) won’t even give it a change. Everybody loses.
Re: Weathergotchi – an E-Paper Climate Logger
#5I’ve been wanting to do some projects like this from the software side. I want an e-ink display + ESP32 inside a case. But I don’t want to do that myself for the nth time as it doesn’t feel novel or interesting. Is there any decent hardware option that begins fully open? Also: If I take very good care of my Weathergotchi, do I get to change the weather?
M5Stack has black & white ( https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-esp32-core-ink-dev... ) and color ( https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5paper-color-esp32s3-dev-... ) development kits that look like exactly what you're looking for.
This looks exactly like what I’m seeking! Thank you.
Re: Weathergotchi – an E-Paper Climate Logger
#6I get the weather- part, but I don't get the -gotchi part... Do you have to keep the device alive by... seeing new types of weather?
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#7This doesn’t look as fun as a Tamagotchi.
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#8The YouTube video [0] is quite funny, I like when someone doesn't take themselves too seriously.
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#9I get the weather- part, but I don't get the -gotchi part... Do you have to keep the device alive by... seeing new types of weather?
I think it's evoking "this little smiley face guy on a small monochrome screen", and not implying interactivity.
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#10I get the weather- part, but I don't get the -gotchi part... Do you have to keep the device alive by... seeing new types of weather?
It's dumb anyway. Iirc the -gotchi part comes from the Japanese transliteration of the english word "watch". Unless your program's a pocket watch of some kind as well as a virtual pet, it's just a tama