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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•8mo ago

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kuberwastaken•8mo 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 :)

Eigent: An open source Claude cowork alternative

https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent
1•WorldPeas•2m ago•0 comments

Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-stop-using-us-israeli-cybersecuri...
1•Teever•2m ago•0 comments

One Giant Leap: 95% Less Sampling Cost

https://norlinder.nu/posts/User-CPU-Time-JVM/
1•layer8•2m ago•0 comments

OpenAI's Sora sits at #71 in the US App Store and #108 on Play Store

https://spencerdailey.com/2026/01/14/openais-sora-sits-at-71-in-the-us-app-store-and-100-on-play-...
1•spenvo•3m ago•0 comments

Saks Global files for bankruptcy after takeover leads to financial collapse

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/14/saks-global-files-for-bankruptcy
1•toomuchtodo•4m ago•0 comments

The Future of Vertical SaaS Is Personal Software

https://blog.excel.holdings/p/the-future-of-vertical-saas-is-personal
2•carlcortright•4m ago•0 comments

Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales

https://electrek.co/2026/01/13/ford-f150-lightning-outsold-tesla-cybertruck-canceled-not-selling-...
4•MBCook•5m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Grsh – A high-performance shell for FreeBSD written in Rust

https://grimreaper.icu/
2•antomal•5m ago•1 comments

I built a free browser extension to hide ads and irrelevant posts on LinkedIn

https://www.linktopics.me
2•miguelsdc•5m ago•1 comments

Types of Communication Protocols

https://www.opal-rt.com/blog/5-types-of-communication-protocols-in-plc-systems/
4•mahirsaid•6m ago•0 comments

Designing inverted indexes in a KV-store on object storage

https://turbopuffer.com/blog/fts-v2-postings
2•_peregrine_•6m ago•0 comments

AI Has an Image Problem

https://brittanyellich.com/ai-has-an-image-problem/
2•mooreds•9m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Differentiable Quantum Chemistry

https://github.com/lowdanie/hartree-fock-solver
2•lowdanie•9m ago•0 comments

Setting Boundaries with People

2•zwilderrr•10m ago•0 comments

Alternatives to 100% free text-to-speech websites

https://figtalia.com/free-ai-text-to-speech
2•sifuncion•11m ago•0 comments

US freezes visas for 75 nations

https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-visa-ban-public-charge-bjbpzu02
4•cdrnsf•11m ago•0 comments

String Theory Can Now Describe a Universe That Has Dark Energy

https://www.quantamagazine.org/string-theory-can-now-describe-a-universe-that-has-dark-energy-202...
2•rbanffy•11m ago•0 comments

Quixote: An open-source event indexer for EVM blockchains (Rust and DuckDB)

https://github.com/bilinearlabs/quixote
2•bibiver•12m ago•0 comments

Local LLMs are how nerds now justify a big computer they don't need

https://world.hey.com/dhh/local-llms-are-how-nerds-now-justify-a-big-computer-they-don-t-need-af2...
1•isaacdl•13m ago•0 comments

Tell HN: Use the collective noun "a bungle of agents"

2•skeltoac•14m ago•0 comments

Show HN: ClaimVault – Proof for Insurance Claims

https://claimvault365.com
1•sargizsakoo•15m ago•1 comments

The Arctic's 'last ice area' is showing signs of weakness

https://www.science.org/content/article/arctic-s-last-ice-area-showing-signs-weakness
2•bikenaga•16m ago•0 comments

TT-Ascalon – RISC-V CPU

https://tenstorrent.com/ip/risc-v-cpu
1•JoshTriplett•16m ago•0 comments

Behind Oklahoma Cannabis Farms, New Yorkers with Ties to Beijing

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/us/ny-china-hometown-association-oklahoma-marjiuana.html
1•bookofjoe•17m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?

2•susam•17m ago•2 comments

16-year-old builds fully functional robotic hand from LEGO parts

https://scienceclock.com/teen-builds-lego-robotic-hand/
1•akg130522•19m ago•0 comments

EU to become 'military powerhouse,' von der Leyen told MEPs

https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-to-become-military-powerhouse-von-der-leyen-told-meps/
1•saubeidl•20m ago•0 comments

Is it possible to live without WhatsApp?

https://manualdousuario.net/en/living-without-whatsapp/
2•rpgbr•21m ago•1 comments

Show HN: A tool to capture my every ADHD thought

https://tryultrathink.com
2•chriswright1664•22m ago•2 comments

A high-memory elimination timeline for the Linux kernel

https://lwn.net/Articles/1051010/
1•voxadam•22m ago•0 comments