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Also, in the video-game LittleBigPlanet someone made a functional calculator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRgYBHoAoU

⬐ vessenes

I consider the Turing Complete Dwarf Fortress fort "Razorlength" to be even more impressive, since the gamer had to convince recalcitrant dwarves to build it for him: http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-8269

⬐ mortenjorck

The sequel to LittleBigPlanet was announced recently (http://www.littlebigplanet.com/2/), and reportedly takes this to the next level with the addition of what appear to be breadboards and integrated circuits. I seem to recall someone at Media Molecule referring to this level specifically and saying its logic can now be condensed into a single in-game object!

Of course, there is something intrinsically more impressive about watching a seven-core RISC chip run a detailed physics simulation to model a network of electromechanical relays to perform integer math.

⬐ mitchellh

While this is still amazing and I applaud this man's (or woman's) work, is this capable of only basic arithmetic? Or did this person actually build a turing machine in LittleBigPlanet?

I've never played LBP so I'm not sure what kind of tools they provide you with, but I'm just curious how powerful this "computer" actually is that was built.

⬐ nwatson

I think he built equivalent of a logic circuit to do the arithmetic, but using apparently the simulated mechanical physics within the game. The simulated ropes, levers, pulleys, or whatever, he navigates in the second half are the implementation of that "circuit". A lot of work.

⬐ maushu

He used "digital" means to create the circuit. He even said it would've been easier and simpler to create a mechanical version.

⬐ _flag

Here's conway's game of life in LittleBigPlanet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13GOFa1C4e4

⬐ agentultra

Posted 2008. This video made me salivate at getting a PS3. I never did buy one. But still, pretty neat!

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⬐ rufugee

LBP is the most creative game I've seen yet on the PS3 (or any platform so far). They give you a seemingly endless set of tools with which to create new levels, and I've found that the user-created levels are where we spend most of our time.

Funny thing is that this was the game that taught me that my four year-old daughter had more creativity in her little pinky than her startup-minded Dad did in his entire body. The boards she created astounded me.

I know it's OT, but I personally can't wait for LBP2.

⬐ ja27

Has anyone created a "clone" for any other platforms?

⬐ sp332

Yes, to the point that PSN had to take down a bunch of maps for blatant copyright infringement (to say nothing of trademark). http://g4tv.com/videos/37442/GDC-09-LittleBigPlanet-All-Acce...

Semi-related: LittleBigPlanet 8-bit calculator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRgYBHoAoU