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This is a video demonstration of simple speech recognition using FPGA.

Enthusiasts Joe and Brad designed a clever, electronically controlled two-stage model rocket powered by a 9V NiCad battery. The heart of the electronic control system consists of a small FPGA with a soft-core processor that runs the control algorithm and logic. It uses a PWM signal from an accelerometer to determine the rocket's acceleration to trigger the ignition of the rocket motor in the second stage, separation of the booster from the sustainer, and the deployment of a parachute that allows the rocket to float gently back to earth.

We've often sung the praises of the Arduino - see the roundup The many faces of Arduino, for example - but this has never involved the subject of gaming.

Well, you can now connect your Arduino system to a VGA monitor and speakers, to enable writing an Arduino sketch to create video games (via Forth)...

Thanks to Technabob for highlighting this interesting Arduino-based development - support for 8-bit video gaming via the Gameduino, based on a Xilinx FPGA. It is a properly designed, tested, and documented project created by Gadget Master James Bowman, and it is made available as open-source hardware (BSD license).