  We show an implementation of a kappa-deformed Dirac equation in tight-binding
arrays of photonic waveguides. This is done with a special configuration of
couplings extending to second nearest neighbors. Geometric manipulations can
control these evanescent couplings. A careful study of wave packet propagation
is presented, including the effects of deformation parameters on Zitterbewegung
or trembling motion. In this way, we demonstrate how to recreate the effects of
a flat noncommutative spacetime -i.e., kappa-Minkowski spacetime -in simple
experimental setups. We touch upon elastic realizations in the section of
Conclusions.
