Arrr! A crafty scallywag be turnin' a Game Boy into a mystical fortune teller with Raspberry Pi and ChatGPT. I be quakin' in me boots, matey!
2023-08-11
Avast ye! Ever wondered what be awaitin' ye in the days to come? Fear not, for a mystical contraption combin' the powers of a Raspberry Pi, a Game Boy, and ChatGPT shall reveal yer destiny, matey! Step right up to the coin-op and seek yer fortune!
In a hilarious twist, a Raspberry Pi enthusiast named Evan Holbert has created a fully functional fortune telling machine called 'The Oracle'. This contraption, which took him three months to build, is a full arcade cabinet-sized device that utilizes a Raspberry Pi Zero W, old Game Boy components, and ChatGPT. With this machine, users drop a coin and enter their date of birth, and the Pi calculates their zodiac sign. It then uses ChatGPT to generate a horoscope in the style of HP Lovecraft or Dr. Seuss. To add an extra touch of mystique, the custom Game Boy ROM performs a 'divination' before the fortune is printed.This creation is reminiscent of the fortune telling machine Zoltar from the movie 'Big'. However, 'The Oracle' takes it a step further by incorporating the eerie abilities of ChatGPT to create predictions in a Lovecraftian or Seussian manner. The results can be both spooky and amusing, as demonstrated by a test with the Bing AI, which generated a response featuring ancient horrors and lurking shadows.
If you are an experienced modding enthusiast, you can even build your own fortune telling machine using Holbert's open-source project. For those less technically inclined, it is still fascinating to explore the detailed documentation of the project. Interestingly, Raspberry Pi sales have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, indicating a renewed interest in these versatile computer boards.