--- title: This awesome XIAO ESP32-C3 project combines an e-ink... description: A Reddit user built InkQuest, a choose-your-own-adventure text game running on a XIAO ESP32-C3 microcontroller paired with an e-paper display. The device... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-awesome-xiao-esp32-c3-project-combines-an-e-ink-display-and-google-gemini-to-make-a-text-based--wr5zbg9di twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This awesome XIAO ESP32-C3 project combines an e-ink display and Google Gemini to make a text-based adventure | daily.dev og:description: A Reddit user built InkQuest, a choose-your-own-adventure text game running on a XIAO ESP32-C3 microcontroller paired with an e-paper display. 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The device fetches story segments and choices from Google Gemini in JSON format, displays them on the e-ink screen, and lets the player scroll and select options with a rotary encoder, sending each choice back to Gemini to generate the next segment. Full source code and a build guide are available on GitHub for anyone wanting to replicate the project. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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