DVDNX

Inspiration

YouTube Link I came up with the idea after watching the clip from the office where they watch the DVD screensaver, waiting for the logo to hit the corner. I had been trying to come up with something kind of small to do, since I had a lot of homework to do this weekend and couldn't stay the whole time, and this seemed like something simple enough to be a good introduction to making graphical switch apps.

What it does

It is an implementation of the DVD screensaver on the Nintendo Switch. You can watch it and wait for it to hit the corner exactly.

How I built it

I used libnx and sdl2 to make a simple app where the logo bounces around the screen and changes color.

Challenges I ran into

It was a real pain just getting the example code for a sdl2 project to compile. I was positive I had all the correct libraries installed, and the path to them in the makefile was correct. In the end I was able to get it to compile by installing the docker image of devkita64.

What I learned

I ended up learning the basics of sdl2 and how to use docker, and I feel a lot more ready to build actual apps for the switch, which is something I've wanted to do for a long time.

What's next for DVDNX

Nothing really. The project is as complete as it needs to be. I will definitely use what I learned from it as the basis to continue making more interesting apps though.

Built With

• c++
• devkitpro
• libnx
• sdl2