Deki Engine is an open-source modular C++ engine with a Unity-style visual editor for embedded devices, currently optimized for ESP32 platforms such as LilyGO T-Deck Plus, T-Display S3 AMOLED, and soon Elecrow CrowPanel Advanced 7″ ESP32-P4. The editor is available for Windows and Linux with a compiler for the 2D graphics engine, and everything is released under an Apache 2.0 license on GitHub. The project also works on desktop through SDL3, which may be convenient during development. Some of the highlights of the Deki Engine project: Workflow Build scenes visually (sprites, text, particles, tilemaps, state machines, tweens) Pick a board in the editor’s Build panel Flash it. The project also runs on desktop through SDL3, or headless with no renderer Performance – 60 FPS on ESP32-S3 (See demo video below) Package-based solution Hardware packages LilyGO T-Deck Plus with support for display, touch, keyboard, trackball, SD card, GPS and LoRa (SX1262) […]
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