@haltingproblems.bsky.social
🧑💻 Software engineer. Indie dev.
🎮 Working on Virtual Controller
👉 Follow my progress https://github.com/SillyUtility/VirtualController
Writes posts and eventually halts.
🎮 Working on Virtual Controller
👉 Follow my progress https://github.com/SillyUtility/VirtualController
Writes posts and eventually halts.
Discord overrides the macOS text editing keyboard shortcut ⌘↑ (Command–Up Arrow) that universally means: move the insertion point to the beginning of the document. This drives me insane. I miss native apps that respect convention.
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Discord overrides the macOS text editing keyboard shortcut ⌘↑ (Command–Up Arrow) that universally means: move the insertion point to the beginning of the document. This drives me insane. I miss native apps that respect convention.
Working with Core Foundation's CFPlugIn, a tech based on MS COM, is straight forward and relatively easy. Working with DirectX's equivalents, also based on MS COM, has probably taken a few years off my life.
September 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Working with Core Foundation's CFPlugIn, a tech based on MS COM, is straight forward and relatively easy. Working with DirectX's equivalents, also based on MS COM, has probably taken a few years off my life.
The Virtual Controller driver for Windows can be installed. This is the output of pnputil /enum-drivers
June 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Virtual Controller driver for Windows can be installed. This is the output of pnputil /enum-drivers
Earlier, I posted an image without alt text, my bad. I found an option under Settings → Accessibility that prevents posting without adding alt text. That option should probably be on by default. 🤷
#BlueSky #Accessibility #InclusiveContent
#BlueSky #Accessibility #InclusiveContent
May 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Earlier, I posted an image without alt text, my bad. I found an option under Settings → Accessibility that prevents posting without adding alt text. That option should probably be on by default. 🤷
#BlueSky #Accessibility #InclusiveContent
#BlueSky #Accessibility #InclusiveContent
iPhone app is working as a game controller. It connects to the driver on the Mac and sends HID input reports as the button states change. Games are playable. 🎮🕹️👾🧑💻
This is so fun!
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation
This is so fun!
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation
May 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
iPhone app is working as a game controller. It connects to the driver on the Mac and sends HID input reports as the button states change. Games are playable. 🎮🕹️👾🧑💻
This is so fun!
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation
This is so fun!
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation
Hi, I’m Eddie 👋
I’m an indie developer 🧑💻
I’m building Virtual Controller, it’s open source and turns your iPhone into retro game controllers 🎮
I plan to share my progress here
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation #AboutMe
I’m an indie developer 🧑💻
I’m building Virtual Controller, it’s open source and turns your iPhone into retro game controllers 🎮
I plan to share my progress here
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation #AboutMe
May 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hi, I’m Eddie 👋
I’m an indie developer 🧑💻
I’m building Virtual Controller, it’s open source and turns your iPhone into retro game controllers 🎮
I plan to share my progress here
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation #AboutMe
I’m an indie developer 🧑💻
I’m building Virtual Controller, it’s open source and turns your iPhone into retro game controllers 🎮
I plan to share my progress here
#IndieDev #RetroDev #GameDev #RetroGaming #MacGaming #iOSGaming #Apple #iOS #Mac #SoloDev #OpenSource #Emulation #AboutMe
Updated assets for the driver's host app.
May 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Updated assets for the driver's host app.
Experimenting with different layout/designs. I think I underestimated how much aspect ratios, bezels, and especially the notch would impact emulating retro game controllers.
May 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Experimenting with different layout/designs. I think I underestimated how much aspect ratios, bezels, and especially the notch would impact emulating retro game controllers.
My personal Top 10 Consoles, based on their impact on me:
1. DS Lite
2. NES
3. Sega Genesis
4. GameCube
5. Wii
6. SNES
7. ColecoVision
8. Atari 2600
9. GameGear
10. TurboGrafx-16
1. DS Lite
2. NES
3. Sega Genesis
4. GameCube
5. Wii
6. SNES
7. ColecoVision
8. Atari 2600
9. GameGear
10. TurboGrafx-16
My personal Top 10 Consoles, based on their impact on me:
1. SNES
2. PS2
3. N64
4. Gameboy Color
5. Switch
6. GameCube
7. PS5
8. Wii
9. PSP
10. PS4
1. SNES
2. PS2
3. N64
4. Gameboy Color
5. Switch
6. GameCube
7. PS5
8. Wii
9. PSP
10. PS4
May 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My personal Top 10 Consoles, based on their impact on me:
1. DS Lite
2. NES
3. Sega Genesis
4. GameCube
5. Wii
6. SNES
7. ColecoVision
8. Atari 2600
9. GameGear
10. TurboGrafx-16
1. DS Lite
2. NES
3. Sega Genesis
4. GameCube
5. Wii
6. SNES
7. ColecoVision
8. Atari 2600
9. GameGear
10. TurboGrafx-16
What's your favorite NES game?
Marble Madness
Marble Madness
May 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What's your favorite NES game?
Marble Madness
Marble Madness
The driver works. The hard part is finished. Now I just need to make the iPhone app talk to the driver on the Mac.
May 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The driver works. The hard part is finished. Now I just need to make the iPhone app talk to the driver on the Mac.
I miss this era.
April 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I miss this era.
My driver can attach a virtual gamepad device. It is properly registered within the I/O Registry when inspected with `ioreg`. And it is recognized by OpenEmu! 🎮🕹️
April 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My driver can attach a virtual gamepad device. It is properly registered within the I/O Registry when inspected with `ioreg`. And it is recognized by OpenEmu! 🎮🕹️
Ever spend way too long trying to get a tool working that's sole purpose is to save time?
Don't try getting github.com/microsoft/hi... running on macOS. Don't say to yourself "C# is available on macOS, how hard can it be?"
Don't try getting github.com/microsoft/hi... running on macOS. Don't say to yourself "C# is available on macOS, how hard can it be?"
GitHub - microsoft/hidtools: Human Interface Device (HID) Tools for Windows and Devices
Human Interface Device (HID) Tools for Windows and Devices - microsoft/hidtools
github.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Ever spend way too long trying to get a tool working that's sole purpose is to save time?
Don't try getting github.com/microsoft/hi... running on macOS. Don't say to yourself "C# is available on macOS, how hard can it be?"
Don't try getting github.com/microsoft/hi... running on macOS. Don't say to yourself "C# is available on macOS, how hard can it be?"
My macOS DriverKit based project can install itself!
April 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My macOS DriverKit based project can install itself!
Starting a new video game adjacent project that requires writing a macOS driver with DriverKit. Apple doesn't make this easy.
C'est la vie.
C'est la vie.
April 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Starting a new video game adjacent project that requires writing a macOS driver with DriverKit. Apple doesn't make this easy.
C'est la vie.
C'est la vie.