For my final project, I want to make a game that can be controlled via Arduino. Within this general idea, I have three sub-ideas:
Piano Tiles
Building upon the project I worked on with Dev, I could make a game that prompts the user to use our piano – made with Piezoelectric pressure sensors – and hit specific notes to progress in the name. On the other hand, hitting the wrong keys on the piano will take away from the player’s progress in-game. My inspiration for this idea comes from the mobile game “Piano Tiles” that I used to play as a kid:
Fruit Ninja
Another game I used to play when I was younger was Fruit Ninja:
I could use motion sensors connected in a sequence with the Arduino to record input from the user that then cuts fruit in the p5js sketch (divided into grids to match the corresponding motion sensors).
Car Game
While browsing online for other ideas, I realized that I could also build a small robot car that can then be used to play a game in another p5js sketch. The robot car can be made using motors as the primary component. The car can be remotely connected with an Arduino, or the car can have an Arduino of its own that communicates with an Arduino connected with a computer via radio waves. I will have to check if equipment like this is available in the IM Lab though. The player can use switches to control the car’s direction and pressure sensors to control acceleration and breaking. I think learning about motors this week will really help me think more about this idea.
Overall, by this week, I will finalize a final project idea from the list above.