Education projects

Education highlights projects whose interaction teaches a medium or API through direct manipulation. Playorama turns Playdate into a crank-controlled video player: the crank changes speed, direction, or frame position, while buttons expose pause, menus, and track controls. It is a useful study of device-specific input and monochrome media playback rather than a general video platform or complete game. Custom material requires a PDV video plus separately prepared, matching audio in a format Playdate can read from the app’s Data folder. The documented online encoder does not solve every audio conversion case, so test on hardware. Use media you have permission to convert and distribute, especially when packaging examples for learners. Compare compatible devices, explore original projects and use the linked guides to get moving.