Pico8 Experiments

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Touch Test

Automatic touch screen detection. This code uses mico8's mouse input functions to discern the type of input being given. If the mouse moves with the button not pressed, it is a physical mouse, not a touch screen, therefore a cursor must be drawn. If not, no cursor is needed and the mouse coords need to be placed offscreen when not touched. This has a variably sensitivty factor, because rapid multitouch inputs can trick it into thinking there is a mouse on a touchscreen.

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Professor Timesync

An experiment in time signatures in the music editor. Contains some music in 3/4 time, an explainer for how it works, and a bit of fun with a sweary famous doctor. Keep in mind that I porbably havent breached any copyright here because I got the music so wrong. Just so so wrong.

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