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Game: Hit the number

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Concept:

Hit the number!’ is an arcade-inspired game, with the goal of scoring a sum total of 30 points. Points can be scored by hitting a number on the board with a ball. The number gets added to the score. A player may only hit 6 chances to get the score of 30 points.

  • Input: Player aims a ball at the board

  • Output: The sensors successfully read that a ball has hit a specific target, adding the score

 

Input: Force Sensor Resistor

Output: Virtual output of scores

Video prototype:

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Process:

5 steps were involved to achieve the final result by integrating the components and programming.

Step 1 - Testing Capacitive and Force-sensor resistor (FSR)

Step 2 - Testing the FSR with a prototype

Step 3 - increasing the FSRs up to 9 on a single board

Step 4 - Serial Communication between p5.js and Arduino

Step 5 - Optimising the physical setup

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Force Sensor resistors were the main physical setup while p5.js was the virtual setup

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Learning:

  1. Force Sensor Resistor requires only one Arduino input pin, unlike a Capacitive sensor which needs 2

  2. Depending on the application, Force Sensor Resistors can be connected via both digital and analog pins.

  3. Pilot testing in the initial stages of selecting a sensor is crucial before scaling it up to later stages. The error or inadequacy is contained in the ideation phase itself.

  4. Along side robust programming and gameplay setup, presentation and intuitive interaction for the user is equally important.

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