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Ropecon 2019: Essi Santala, Sampo Juustila: Odysseus – Where Code Meets Light and Sound

Ropecon · talk · Watch on YouTube

Embedded systems & DIY electronicsGaming culture & analysis

What it is

A Ropecon 2019 talk by a lighting designer and a software engineer on how the Odysseus larp spaceship was built, using over ten IT systems, hundreds of lights and dozens of speakers. It covers the lessons learned.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people share it as a look at the custom backend and hardware behind a large sci-fi larp.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “got a good talk at RopeCon”

    Talk on custom backend tech for Odysseus LARP

    trynewideas, 2021-08 · Recommendation · in “Empty Epsilon: a fully open-source spaceship bridge simulator game”

  2. “Here's a video I found years ago by one of the volunteers talking about the work they put into the electronics.”

    Volunteer talks about electronics work behind Odysseus

    hifikuno, 2026-03 · Recommendation · in “The Collective Ambition Behind Odysseus, a Game-Changing Sci-Fi Larp”

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Topics: odysseus, larp, lighting, embedded hardware, bridge simulator

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