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Show HN: Syneva – An AI Chatbot Ported to a Kids' Tile-Based Limited Game Engine

https://sprig.hackclub.com/share/VzO62YQXBGOpcbj7xusB
2•kuberwastaken•1y ago

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kuberwastaken•1y ago
I made SYNEVA as a part of my fun-research repo while I learn about LLMs at https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/MiniLMs

I came across Sprig while Scrolling through Hack Club, it's a Javascript game engine that's like Scratch's older brother (fun fact, it's partially made by Scratch's creator too) but has it's own set of unique limitations because it runs on a custom hardware.

All sprites need to be made in Bitmap, you have to use single character variable names but most importantly, you can only use 8 characters to control the "game".

I had to make a virtual keyboard implementation (which was awful btw) using WASD to navigate keyboard, K to select and I to send the message.

also, it doesn't have any audio support and uses an event sequencer to get any music into it (got around it by making https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/Sprig-Music-Maker that converts midis to it)

SYNEVA is a rule based chatbot, so not technically AI but hey, still pretty fun and really cool to use (I also made it understand slang and some brainrot, so try that out too lol)

Hope you enjoy it :)

The LuaJIT NYI That Silently Poisoned an Unrelated Hot Loop

https://streamhpc.com/blog/2026-08-05/the-luajit-nyi-that-silently-poisoned-an-unrelated-hot-loop/
1•birdculture•32s ago•0 comments

Show HN: Yotsu – A daily logic puzzle app with four puzzles a day and no ads

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yotsu/id6779978296
1•cf1424•1m ago•0 comments

FDA approves first mRNA flu shot, from Moderna

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-1st-mrna-flu-shot-moderna-rcna590599
1•LopRabbit•1m ago•0 comments

Snakes killed at 2026 Florida Python Challenge

https://www.popsci.com/environment/florida-python-challenge-winners-2026/
1•speckx•2m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Favorite way to track multi-chat costs in Claude?

1•davidajackson•3m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Cleared – which browser features are safe now, and what to delete

https://cleared.page/
1•_yann•4m ago•0 comments

A revised Haskell 2010 language report

https://blog.haskell.org/revised-haskell-2010-report/
2•fanf2•5m ago•0 comments

Recommendation engine knows what to show you, without knowing anything about you

https://belfortlabs.com/blog/lg
2•furkanturan•5m ago•0 comments

Theory of Operation of the Quarter Shrinker by Stoneridge Engineering (2025)

https://capturedlightning.com/frames/shrinker.html
1•bariumbitmap•5m ago•0 comments

Hackers vs. the EU: the backdoor that opens the door to everyone

https://ownyourdatamp.substack.com/p/hackers-vs-the-eu-the-backdoor-that
2•marcoparisi•5m ago•0 comments

OpenAI hacking incident exposes mounting risks in AI arms race

https://www.ft.com/content/7e558951-0c69-459b-8bc8-2c6021d4402d
2•Topfi•5m ago•0 comments

Never let the LLM write the subject line

https://ddz.dev/blog/llm-subject-line-gmail-threading/
1•dusandz•6m ago•0 comments

AI isn't enough to protect social media communities from AI

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/ai-isnt-enough-to-protect-social-media-communities-from-ai/
2•ddp26•6m ago•0 comments

Twenty Three Years of Books

https://www.cannonade.net/blog.php?tag=Books
2•redbluething•8m ago•1 comments

After fierce backlash, Georgia freezes new data center projects through year

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fierce-backlash-georgia-freezes-data-045900170.html
3•mapping365•8m ago•0 comments

L;Dv (Too Lazy; Didn't Validate): 181,874 Meetings Left Wide Open

https://bobdahacker.com/blog/tldv-hack
2•kalimatas•10m ago•0 comments

Quantum take on the Riemann hypothesis, math's hardest problem

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-quantum-computers-solve-maths-hardest-problem/
1•chc2889•12m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Job Posting Insights

https://jobhose.com/insights
1•weeco•13m ago•0 comments

Is Europe having a bad wildfire year?

https://hannahritchie.substack.com/p/europe-wildfires-2026
1•speckx•13m ago•0 comments

Will AI Sycophancy Contaminate Law Enforcement?

https://www.techpolicy.press/will-ai-sycophancy-contaminate-law-enforcement/
3•hn_acker•14m ago•0 comments

Moderate Democrats Prepare for 'War' Against an Ascendant Left

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/democratic-party-socialists-moderates.html
2•keernan•15m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Building My Own Smart Roller Shades

https://osv.im/writing/building-my-own-smart-roller-shades/
1•ohleg•17m ago•0 comments

Tell HN: Upcoming DeepSeek API Billing Adjustment

3•embedding-shape•17m ago•1 comments

Japanese eels have two types of sperm

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/05/19/japanese-eels-have-two-types-of-sperm
2•geneticdrifts•18m ago•0 comments

Berlin's Telli Raises $15M to Expand Enterprise AI Agents

https://www.konsulteer.com/article/berlin-s-telli-raises-15m-to-expand-enterprise-ai-agents
2•kekqqq•19m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Anyone else getting token limited at work now?

1•jryan49•20m ago•1 comments

Post-Quantum Cryptography in Long-Term Support JDK Releases

https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post-quantum-cryptography-in-long-term-support-jdk-releases
1•theanonymousone•20m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

https://electronicmaterialsoffice.com/
4•aemerson_•20m ago•0 comments

Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes" for old.reddit.com

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/reddit-signals-ominous-upcoming-changes-for-old-reddit-com/
4•Brajeshwar•21m ago•0 comments

Sanity Eve Agent

https://twitter.com/i/status/2085369329323831647
1•flashbrew•21m ago•0 comments