{"id":7246,"date":"2013-12-15T14:44:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T14:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2013-12-15T14:44:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T14:44:25","slug":"matrix-display-and-wii-nunchuck-together-make-tetris-for-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7246","title":{"rendered":"Matrix display and Wii nunchuck together make Tetris for the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.deater.net\/weave\/vmwprod\/hardware\/pitris\/pitris_annotated.jpg?resize=560%2C450\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vince has taken a Pi, some LED matrix displays, a 7-segment display and a Wii nunchuck and put them together to create a Tetris-like game. The game is controlled by the\u00a0accelerometer in the nunchuck, rather than the joystick, so control is a little tricky. Looks like a nice project though!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LOmpkivQIkM\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deater.net\/weave\/vmwprod\/hardware\/pitris\/\">For more information, visit his blog page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vince has taken a Pi, some LED matrix displays, a 7-segment display and a Wii nunchuck and put them together to create a Tetris-like game. 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