Show HN: Spud – cross-platform remote control, optimised for gaming
Spud is a cross-platform remote control application designed for gaming, allowing users to play games on a TV from a laptop. It offers low-latency input streaming and is optimized for gaming without the need for video or sound output. The application is open-source and easy to set up, making it accessible for users who prefer keyboard and mouse controls on their gaming rigs.
- ▪Spud allows users to control their gaming rig from a laptop while viewing the output on a TV.
- ▪The application is optimized for gaming with tunable parameters for latency and reliability.
- ▪Spud is open-source, enabling users to contribute to its development and features.
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Spud Spud solves the problem of wanting to play games on a computer attached your TV, from a laptop on your couch. It's a cross-platform remote control application that sends local input to a remote server, and is optimised for gaming. Input is as responsive as possible, and protocol parameters are tunable for latency and reliability. As it's intended to be used in a situation where you can already see the output from the server on another device, it doesn't accept video or sound output from the server. Why use Spud? So you got yourself a wee gaming rig for your TV, but you don't have a controller or you prefer keyboard/mouse.
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