OAK-U-TRON: T Minus 2 Days
Posted by Alex | Filed under Occucade
A quick status update today because we’re getting down to the wire, but it’s really coming together.
The support we’ve been getting from the community, or I should say communities—from gamers, to wepay, to Occupy Oakland—has been nothing short of amazing! We can’t thank you all enough for your support!
I got the game from anna last night, KEEP ME OCCUPIED, and it is amazing! I can’t wait to see people play it during the event!
I’m still wrangling drivers for the PC. I updated the video drivers for the integrated chip and now it will run MAME without crashing, but Keep Me Occupied crashes on launch. Because it’s a Game Maker game, it’s a bit hard to diagnose, but my guess is that the video chip, being pretty old, is missing some OpenGL or DirectX capability. The GeForce 4 card I have isn’t being recognized in the AGP slot anymore, and I’m not sure whether that’s a problem with the motherboard or the card. Going to run out to find a newer card and see if that works. Otherwise I might need to pick up a different tower.
I also picked up some nice speakers that Elliot was nice enough to donate last night. Thanks Elliot!
We got the controllers in, and Mars built a control panel for them.
We picked up a monitor off craigslist and Mars built a mount and bezel for it.
Here it is assembled so far.
The plan for today is to get everything in the case and see how it works. I predict it will be GLORIOUS!
Current Needs
These are our most immediate needs. If you would like to donate anything on this list, it would be much appreciated. Just drop a note in the comments, or email oakutron at rpmcollective.com.
EITHER:
- URGENT: A Windows-capable, low-power desktop or laptop, with a decent videocard
- A deep-cycle battery
- An inverter capable of handling at least 300 to 400 Watts, modified or pure sine-wave.