{"title":"Colbeck Labs","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"equivocator-demo-atari-2600","title":"Equivocator Demo - Atari 2600","description":"\u003cp\u003eEquivocator is an examination of the progression that closed systems make from initial conditions. It consists of two inter-related zero player games:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"little men run around and make algorithmic noise\" game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 5x8 cell implementation of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life\"\u003eConway's Game of Life\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf left to itself long enough, the Conway's Game of Life will reach stasis, and you will have heard every sound effect from every Atari game ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Equivocator\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2428\/1718\/files\/2600_Equivocator_Cart_9964a89f-0e64-4983-a52f-aebc9a60e651.jpg?v=1716596352\" title=\"Equivocator\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOther Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe X and Y coordinates of the green man determine the pitch of the two oscillators. X and Y coordinates of the blue man determine the timbre of the two oscillators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe initial Conway's Game of Life distribution of cells is derived from the length of time it takes the user to hit \"reset\" at the beginning of the game. Subsequent runs of Conway's Game of Life are derived from the current X and Y coordinates of the two little men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Random\" directions that the little men run are calculated from the number of \"live\" cells in the current Game of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDifficulty Switch Settings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft: B, Right: B - The little men do not interact with the Conway's Game of Life playfield.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft: A, Right: B - The little men can bounce off the Conway's Game of Life cells or get trapped inside them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft: A, Right: A - The little men can bounce off the Conway's Game of Life cells or get \"spit out\" if they get trapped inside the cells.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eScreenshots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Equivocator Screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2428\/1718\/files\/2600_Equivocator_Shot_1_fdee0bc2-560f-4ce2-ba03-a8149879e13c.png?v=1716596353\" title=\"Equivocator Screenshot\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"Equivocator Screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2428\/1718\/files\/2600_Equivocator_Shot_2_5d07eed4-21c5-447c-adea-a27dc2f97cce.png?v=1716596355\" title=\"Equivocator Screenshot\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"Info\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEquivocator includes cartridge only, no manual or box is included. Equivocator supports the NTSC television format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\" width=\"250\" bordercolor=\"#333333\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\" nowrap style=\"padding: 5px;\" class=\"main\"\u003eCartridge Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap class=\"main\"\u003e16K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bordercolor=\"#CCCCCC\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#F0F1F1\" nowrap style=\"padding: 5px;\" class=\"main\"\u003eProgramming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap class=\"main\"\u003eColbeck Labs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"AtariAge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41039057748086,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2428\/1718\/files\/2600_Equivocator_CartOnly_Primary.jpg?v=1731325134"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.atariage.com\/collections\/colbeck-labs.oembed","provider":"AtariAge Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}