I came across this PIP-Boy project on some “best Arduino Projects of 2012” list…
WOW! This is what I really wanted to do with my own semi-abandonded project (oh, I’ll eventually revisit it…)
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Pip-boy fonts…
Lots of online sources claim multiple different fonts for the pip-boy.
Here are two of the major contenders prefaced by an in-game closeup of the same text for comparison. First is Gothic 821 BT Condensed (pay) and second is Monofonto (free):
Font Comparison: In-game vs Gothic 821 and Monofonto I can’t really imagine Bethesda using a free font, and the kerning/spacing on Gothic looks much better to me…but I’m not 100% convinced. I’ve seen a couple OCR fonts that look really close as well, including one that is already converted for use in the LCD I’m getting. Once I get the LCD I’ll see what that looks like. While I’m totally about authenticity in this stuff, there is diminishing returns: 90% accuracy for little work is more worthwhile that 100% accuracy for a lot of extra work. Time I could spend doing something else on the project…like making the background of scanlines work.
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Yet another project…working Pip-Boy!
I haven’t posted recently due to some medical issues, but I’m itching to get back into things now!
There is a series of video games called “Fallout” set in a post-apocalyptic future, where the tech is based on 1950s style things, but often with a humorous twist. One of the key features is that some people survived the nuclear war in special “Vaults” (made by Vault-Tec). Each Vault member (called “Vault Dwellers”) wore a wrist computer called a “Pip-Boy” — it had a GPS, stats, giger counter, etc, etc.
Several people have made them for cosplay, either with an entirely fake screen or using looped video on an ipod Touch. I know that with an Arduino I could control a real usable screen, so that’s the goal!
It will need:
- Light-up LED buttons for the buttons across the bottom of the screen
- Working rotary encoders for the wheel on the left side of the screen and the select switch (lower left)
- Speaker and mp3 player (playing sound effects and radio stations found in the games)
- Screen that works and is programmable!
I’ve ordered a bunch of stuff for it:
- LED tactical buttons that might work (they may be too small)
- A couple of rotary encoders to play with
- Really nifty 3.2″ TFT LCD screen complete with touch interface and SD card slot and an Arduino Shield for it
- An Arduino Nano (its *tiny*) and an mp3 shield for it
- A resin casting of the Pip-Boy case
As stuff arrives, I’ll detail it!
