A (Disney) Tangled Experience
Concept Overview
For my final project, I wanted to extend the assignment that I did all the way back in Week 3, Make a Wish. It was based on one of my favorite Disney films, Tangled, and I thought it would be interesting to extend it into a physically interactive system. Here is the sketch from Week 3:
For this project, I want users to “send out a wish” using Tangled-style wish lanterns. Before they can enter their wish, they must complete a short challenge. The challenge is a physical reaction-time game: four lanterns (each with an LED inside) are paired with four corresponding push buttons. The lanterns light up randomly at a fast pace, and the user must quickly press the button for the lantern that lights up, essentially “whacking” it. Their successful hits are tracked and displayed in p5, with a similar sketch as the one above as the background.
Once the user reaches 5 successful hits, a text box appears in the p5 interface where they can type their wish. That wish is then displayed on an Arduino screen, all the lanterns light up together, and the Tangled music plays to complete the experience. After this, the p5 screen gives the user an option to restart the experience all over again.
Projected Required Materials
- Arduino and consumables that come with it
- 4 large push buttons
- 4 3-D printed lanterns big enough to fit small breadboard with yellow LEDs
- Arduino screen and speakers
- Cardboard and Paint