Lopaka is a web-based tool for creating graphics and user interfaces for electronic projects, supporting various display types and libraries. It allows users to create images and interfaces visually, with generated source code for integration into projects.
The author describes their project of replacing a Digital Pet from Tiger, a cheaper Tamagotchi rip-off, with an Arduino Nano, an OLED screen, and 6V batteries. This is a prototype for their thesis in New Technologies of Art. They detail modifications like eviscerating the original device, integrating a new battery holder, and making adjustments to the case. The final goal is to create a working game loop display on the OLED screen.
A Trinket for The Pawn Shop, interacting with an OLED screen and an LED strip, displaying messages and scanning for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices.
