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Subject: Snake via QR Code
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trunking 8.04.21 - 07:35am
There's this guy who fit an entire game's source code onto a QR Code block.
Use your PC webcam for this.
[link]Here's how he did it:https://youtu.be/ExwqNreocpg[/link] * +
trunking 8.04.21 - 07:37am
[link]http://itsmattkc.com/etc/snakeqr/[/link]
The above QR code contains a complete Windows executable that will run on Windows 7 and up. It's a simple but fully playable implementation of Snake.
A QR code is a data storage medium like any other, and while it's almost always used to store ASCII text, it can also be used to store binary data. As such, virtually any computer data can theoretically be stored in a QR code provided it can fit within the size limitations.
A QR code comes in various standard sizes, the largest being version 40 which can store up to 2,953 bytes (roughly 2.9 KB) of binary data. The above code is not quite that large, it's only storing around 1.4 KB of data (shrunk down from 3.2 KB with Crinkler, slightly larger than the executable shown in the video because I decided to add a little more functionality). * +
trunking 8.04.21 - 07:39am
How to Use
Method 1: Webcam (automatic)
You can treat this QR code much like a QR code in the real world by using your computer's webcam to read it (e.g. after loading this page on a phone or printing the QR code out). For this, I recommend using zbarcam. I've included a download link with everything you need:
Download zbarcam
Open ''Read Snake From QR.bat''. After a moment, your webcam will activate.
Using either your phone screen or a print-out, hold the QR code up to the camera.
Once it recognizes the code, it will close and Snake will appear, freshly read from the QR code. * +
trunking 8.04.21 - 07:41am
Method 2: Webcam (manual)
This method is the same as the above, however if you'd rather input the commands manually than running my script, go for it:
Download zbarcam
Open Command Prompt
cd to the zbarcam folder.
Run the following command:
zbarcam --raw --oneshot -Sbinary *greater than symbol* snake.exe
The arguments used are as follows:
--raw - Disables any character encoding conversion.
--oneshot - Stops reading and closes zbarcam after the code has been successfully read.
-Sbinary - Informs zbarcam that the data in the code is binary data.
Using either your phone screen or a print-out, hold the QR code up to the camera.
Once it recognizes the code, it will close and an executable called ''snake.exe'' will appear in the same folder.
Open ''snake.exe''. * +
trunking 8.04.21 - 07:47am
Notes
The version of zbarcam provided above has been patched to correctly output binary data on Windows. This project exposed a bug in zbarcam where binary data was incorrectly treated as text, inadvertently corrupting it as Windows attempted to convert LF line endings to CRLF. The fix used here has since been merged into zbar's master source code, but as of July 2020 no stable release version has included the fix yet.
The version of zbarcam provided above has been compiled with DirectShow support for greater compatibility with webcam devices. In my video, I use a build that has not been compiled for DirectShow (using VfW instead) which leads to a black and white webcam feed. This build provides a feed in color. * +
trunking 8.04.21 - 07:47am
HTML Version
As a proof-of-concept, I wrote an implementation of Snake in JavaScript that, when minified, could also fit into the maximum QR code size which I briefly showcased in the video. Some people were interested in playing this, so [link]it is available here:http://itsmattkc.com/etc/snakeqr/snake-minified.html[/link]. * +
warded 8.04.21 - 01:53pm
Sort of reminds me of Kkrieger. Sort of... * +
trunking 8.04.21 - 08:14pm
Interesting (repost)
96Kb in file size.. How's that even possible?
Should download it for myself * +
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