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MEMOCODE 2014 software design contest: Space Invaders emulator

Publisher: IEEE

Abstract:

The MEMOCODE design contest for 2014 was centered around the emulation of the 1978 Taito video game Space Invaders. The challenge is to improve the speed of a cycle-accur...View more

Abstract:

The MEMOCODE design contest for 2014 was centered around the emulation of the 1978 Taito video game Space Invaders. The challenge is to improve the speed of a cycle-accurate software emulator for the game. Contestants had a month toope improve the provided code, which already ran fairly well on the ARM-based Raspberry Pi platform. Entries were judged on how much faster their code ran and its quality. The winning groups used a variety of optimization techniques ranging from dynamic binary translation, data-structure restructuring, and improving instruction and data caching.
Date of Conference: 19-21 October 2014
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 20 November 2014
Electronic ISBN:978-1-4799-5338-7
Publisher: IEEE
Conference Location: Lausanne, Switzerland