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Mouse Support for Playdate

Since some of my first prototypes with Playdate I’ve wanted there to be a way to interact with the device using a mouse. Well, today is that day!

Originally, back in 2020, I wanted to be able to position items in the in-game level editor of my game Daily Driver more directly, using a mouse rather than typing co-ordinates into a file. I knew the Uncrank’d Game Jam was in progress and was thinking about what to do, and then the mouse control idea came back to me. Make sure you’re running Rorschach or Mouse Demo on your device Attach your Playdate over USB and unlock the device Install Hammerspoon automation tool for macOS Install mouse_to_playdate.lua(instructions in the file) Press the hotkey (defaults to F13) The guide window (virtual trackpad?)

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