PongOS v1.0

PongOS, the operating system that satisfies all your multiplayer pong gaming needs (and does nothing else).

Actual in-game footage

What is this?

This is a MirageOS unikernel written in OCaml. It's mostly a demonstration / example of working graphics on this platform.

It uses mirage-framebuffer to handle the drawing and input handling. It is built on top of the mirage-qubes library.

It can run as a Xen unikernel under QubesOS or as an SDL application under Linux/FreeBSD.

If you're also interested in writing games in a functional language, I liked this brief introduction.

Gameplay

This is a multiplayer game.

Player One controls the left bar using W (up) and S (down).

Player Two uses the arrows keys.

Limitations

The only thing you can with this is play pong. Both because it is single-purpose unikernel, but also the redrawing is unoptimized to the point where it struggles to keep up the pace. PRs welcome!

• no networked play (yet)

Credits

• OS UX lead architect and co-founder, @halfd
• Lead Experimental Advanced Math Consultant, @azet + a lot of moral support, and very good ideas re: the UI.
• Senior Backbone Infrastructure Operations Architect @reynir, thank you so much for tethering from your phone!