933: Hackweek Overview - What Is It, What Did We Build

It’s Hackweek at Syntax! Scott, Wes, and CJ break down what Hackweek is all about - how they picked their projects, what came out of them, and why it’s the best excuse to experiment, build, and have fun before the deep-dive episodes roll in.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

00:04 What is Hackweek?

01:05 Hackweek projects spark motivation.

04:05 Choosing our projects.

04:34 What we chose.

05:11 CJ’s Hackweek Project.

05:51 Using SGDK C language toolkit.

07:02 Writing to an Everdrive.

08:09 What game engine did you use?

Platformer Engine.

LDtk.

12:11 What was the end result?

14:09 Wes’ Hackweek Project.

16:15 Why hardware projects?

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19:09 Scott’s Hackweek Project.

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21:42 Early considerations.

25:42 AI usage.

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