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It's sometimes incredible to see how the fusion of modern technology with beloved 8bit nostalgia can breathe new life into game ideas long thought to be outdated.

Controlling a console game on a TV with hand gestures is something more for the current generations of game consoles, isn't it? Usually you have some form of controller in your hands, and I'd be interested to know, how many flat screens have died because a WII controller has materialized directly inside of the panel at a 90 degree angle. 😬

All the more exciting is the current project of Eran Feit.

Eran adds gesture control to a VCS, using a cheap Raspberry Pi with a camera, and gesture recognition using a little Python for the ML.

An ingenious extension for the ATARI console, and a great project for a long weekend. Full details of the build can be found here.