Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 23/08/2026When my son asked for a #minecraft themed scavenger hand for his birthday, I knew that this would be right up my alley. But I did ot expect things to escalate so quickly... 0101
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 14/08/2026A slopeless marble run for Lego bricks. (Yeah, it's been a while since my last video.) youtu.be/SVclwTR1JH4youtu.beThe "Slopeless" Lego Marble RunYouTube video by there oughta be 051
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 26/04/2026I just pushed an update for my Android app α-Remote to allow focus bracketing on Sony Cameras with Bluetooth but without a native focus bracketing feature. α-Remote is free and open source. Just search for "alpharemote" on F-Droid or Google Play. 041
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 12/12/2025This year's CNC'ed tree ornaments are #mario themed. 031
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 02/10/2025Maybe not my greatest project, but this just had to be done: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tp1... #lego #GameBoyyoutube.comHow to add a display to the Lego Game Boy (72046)YouTube video by there oughta be 2173
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 19/08/2025Kudos to whoever relabeled our elevator call buttons. 030
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 07/08/2025For users of my α-remote app: I just released a new beta on the Play Store to test new features. - Combine bulb and intervalometer function - Show video recording duration in the app - Several fixes and improvements If you want to test it, join the public beta test on the app's Play Store page. 000
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 21/07/2025This is the #GameBoy Photo Booth for my cousin's wedding. It records from a Game Boy Camera and lets the guests print a souvenir on a Game Boy Printer. Blog: there.oughta.be/a/game-boy-p... (Yes, another cousin, another photo/video booth.) 083
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 20/04/2025I finally have a use for the GB Interceptor's extension board. 1244
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 12/04/2025I would not even be surprised if I had followers who recognize what this is. Don't get excited. I am not really doing anything here that has not been done before. 100
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 09/04/2025Just spent a day debugging an OpenGL performance issue in phyphox to eventually find that it is caused by my Pixel 6 overheating atypically in any GPU-heavy application (see benchmark). Anyone ever experienced something like this? Not sure if it's time for some "exploratory surgery" or an upgrade. 001
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 06/04/2025Not entirely sure I fully get what is proposed here, but if the Switch 2 has general support for USB webcams it should indeed be as easy as plugging the Interceptor into the Switch. 100
Reposted by Sebastian Staacksbbbbbr @bbbbbr.bsky.social · 24/01/2025There oughta be.... a way to USB video stream #MegaDuck console gameplay too! Modified the firmware for the GB Interceptor device by @there.oughta.be to do that. Connecting the device requires a #GameBoy to Mega Duck cart slot adapter. github.com/bbbbbr/megad... #retrodev 1569
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 22/01/2025I can't believe i'm getting paid for this :) youtu.be/VBNgNMhrT0Qyoutu.beMeasuring Roller Coaster Acceleration with a Phone (en)YouTube video by phyphox 072
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 10/01/2025Hm... I don't want to add a free cropping dialog to keep it simple, but keeping a stretched and a cropped copy around and allowing users to switch with a checkbox wouldn't hurt. 100
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 10/01/2025Wow, did not know about that one, but I love how even he references an even older DOS utility. With such an old device I am doomed to just redoing stunts others have already done - but with modern tools :) 110
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 10/01/2025My Game Boy Slideshow ROM Generator is now available at there.oughta.be/a/game-boy-s... #gameboy #retrogaming 716754
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 05/01/2025Oh no, we have been working on the same thing again? And you partially beat me to it with pictogb.com! Now I am also wondering why that video did not get more traction on Youtube... (and a bit worried on how the topic will work out for my channel) 100
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 05/01/2025... I think it gets easier with a permanent position and more of a "things get done eventually" perspective, but I also really enjoy when I get the same drive on an academic project. After all, work is not that much different from my hobbies - if it wasn't for all the distracting other duties. 000
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 05/01/2025Not sure how to answer that. I definitely get the guilty conscience that I could have spent the time on one of my many academic todos, but I am also very happy that this Christmas holidays I managed to completely forget about work-related tasks and really dove into doing only what I wanted to do... 100
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 04/01/2025That's also great for admission tickets. (Actually prepared that for the 37c3 but did end up not using it because I had to go to the speaker's desk instead.) 120
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 04/01/2025My Game Boy slideshow generator is almost complete. Just drag and drop some images into it and download a ROM for your Game Boys without installing anything. It runs locally in any modern browser. Give me a few days to wrap it up and make a little YT video. #gameboy #retrogaming 46115
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 26/12/2024Ahaha, great. Yes, that's what I needed to do. Now I am wondering if I should create a simple tool for future slideshows. (Also congrat to Herr Cutze for one of the best cat names.) 110
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 26/12/2024Is there a simple tool to create a Game Boy ROM with a slide show of custom pictures? #retrogaming #gameboy 291
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 20/12/2024This was just supposed to be a present for my parents and then things got out of hand... Happy holidays everyone :) 0102
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 16/12/2024That's not how the Interceptor works. It just observes the data the Game Boy receives from a cartridge and emulates the graphics unit. It does not matter where the carts gets the data from. So, yes, when you play back your photos, the Interceptor's MJPEG stream should show a pixel-perfect copy. 010
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 07/12/2024I finally released my Bluetooth remote app for #SonyAlpha cameras. It just pops up whenever you turn on your camera without the usual hassle of setting up the Wifi remote. It's #FOSS, so get it for free on F-Droid or Google Play (Android 12+). Links on my blog at there.oughta.be/a/bluetooth-... 050
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 06/11/2024Anyone with a Bluetooth-enabled Sony camera interested in testing my new remote control app? So far I have only tried my a6400... minil.in/k/remote 210
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 02/07/2024Who would've thunk that the GB Interceptor would facilitate the world's first live stream from a Game Boy Camera with a freakin' ANAMORPHIC LENS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFZw...youtube.comPL Mount Gameboy???Our favorite Atlas employee did something silly. We tore apart a Gameboy Camera from 1998 to make it compatible with our professional Orion Series anamorphi... 050
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 17/05/2024Our peach tree seems to believe that gravity is something that happens to other plants. 000
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 07/05/2024Actually, I hope they don't have to. Would be great if we did not just leave the planet with a sticky note full of todo items for the next generation... 110
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 07/05/2024My 3yo just showed me his banana peeling machine. Banana goes in at the top, peeled banana comes out at the front. I am so proud of his overengineering skills! 141
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 05/04/2024I am speechless. That thumbnail alone made my day! Not even sure if I am now promoting his channel or myself with this post 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy4D... 000
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 15/01/2024Is the Retention Enforcement Service a special branch of the Time Variance Authority? (TIL: When you're not sure if you dozed off to #loki or the #influxdb docs it's time to go to bed...) 000
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 14/01/2024Exactly. It's an artificial fire in an unused wood stove. The ash was probably blown back through the chimney. 010
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 14/01/2024That #raspberrypi 2 was my LED cube which I eventually turned into an artificial fire. The ash was probably blown back through the chimney on windy days. (Looks more convincing when it is darker and in motion.) 000
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 14/01/2024Did not expect that much ash. But that relentless little #raspberrypi 2 did its job without complaining. Want to guess what that job is? 110
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 05/01/2024Well, in this case only if it is whitelisted. But if it is supported you can do video calls on most modern TVs. 010
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 05/01/2024Huh? Is it because of the unusual resolution? An aspect ratio of 10:9 is perfectly normal, isn't it? So, my #samsung TV and an obscure Android App are currently the only two things I know to be incompatible with the GB Interceptor. (Also, I find your lack of space after the period disturbing.) 110
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 05/01/2024If anyone wants to play with the JPEG compression demo (the discrete cosine transform) from my #37c3 talk: I have uploaded it to my site at dct.oughta.be/easy/ 000
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 03/01/2024Someone just pointed out that iPadOS supports external webcams since version 17. And sure enough, the GB Interceptor works nicely on an iPad Pro. 070
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 30/12/2023In case you missed it: My #37c3 talk is now online: media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11928... Thank you all for the warm welcome and all the fun discussions before and after the talk! 0152
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 29/12/2023Today at 20:30 CET is my talk "Reconstructing game footage from a Game Boy's memory bus" in "Saal Granville" at the #37c3. If you are there, meet me later at 22:00 at the House of Tea (opposite to Saal 1), if not watch it live at streaming.media.ccc.de/37c3/granville. 021
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 16/12/2023The best way to get a perfect first layer is looking away until layer five! #3dprinting 020
Sebastian Staacks @there.oughta.be · 16/12/2023Some asked for the music from my Wooden Game Boy video and I finally managed to get my Korobeiniki remix (aka the #tetris theme) onto various streaming services. Check out there.oughta.be/music for links or just a simple MP3 download.there.oughta.beThere oughta be music.There oughta be a blog with awesome projects. A collection of overcomplicated devices nobody needs. A sanctum for all the things that did not get living room clearance, but oughta be seen by fellow ne... 010
