{"id":10584,"date":"2014-08-01T08:03:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=10584"},"modified":"2014-08-01T08:03:15","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:03:15","slug":"asteroids-shooting-game-on-a-raspberry-pi-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10584","title":{"rendered":"Asteroids shooting game on a Raspberry Pi gun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-aw3xPJkHR6E\/U9SbWUW6XiI\/AAAAAAAAEi4\/jUoFPmTmHF4\/s1600\/IMG_3789.JPG?resize=560%2C420\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A couple of hackers have taken a toy gun, fitted a Raspberry Pi inside, and then used a see-through screen (like you get on teleprompters) to create a shoot-the-asteroids game. 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