@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
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.