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Show HN: Spud – cross-platform remote control, optimised for gaming (github.com)
6 points by foax 34 days ago
Over the last few weeks I've been working on Spud, an application that allows you to control a remote computer that you can see. For example, if you have a gaming PC connected to you TV, Spud lets you use a laptop as input.

It's optimised for low-latency, as it's intended for gaming. There are even a few parameters you can tune in the application. I built this mainly for myself, to solve a particular problem I had, but I hope that others find it useful too!
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retrochameleon 33 days ago
I've been trying to work out a way to use my Steam Deck as a controller for my PC. In a perfect world I would be able to do it directly over USB or Bluetooth, but this might be the next best option. I was trying to make an abandoned project work that was supposed to do just that and haven't gotten anywhere yet

I was previously using Steam Connect to do it, but the connection would randomly drop out after a while or suddenly crash the game, so I had to stop doing that.

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atmanactive 34 days ago
This is great, thanks for sharing. I'm surprised there are no latency measurement figures whatsoever. Also, not a word about gamepads? Here's one more suggestion for the "Why not use something else?": https://virtualhere.com
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foax 34 days ago
Good ideas, thanks! For latency measurement I'd love to do a proper measurement with an OSLTT but I don't have one. Could probably get a decent result for comparison just in software with some synchronisation though.

Currently working on gamepads and other peripherals. It's a tricky problem, but it will probably be in the next release!

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AmazingEveryDay 34 days ago
Looks interesting! Thanks, will give it a go.
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