Building Process and User Testing of IP2

As I mentioned in the last blog, I used the drumstick idea to implement the physical interaction of the game. The user will play the game by beating drums and gongs.

Materials:

Paperboard

Paper cups

Coke cans

Straws

Foils

Wires

Tapes

Glues

Process

I use the two-layer paperboards as the base. The wires are hidden in the paperboards so it'll look neat and all other materials are built on the paperboard.

The paper cups, coke cans, and straws are wrapped with foils to simulate the drums, gongs, and drumsticks respectively. The drums are collected to the keys on the MakeyMakey while the gongs are collected to the left and right directions. The earth wires are collected to the straws so once the user beat the drums or gongs with the drumsticks, the cannon will move and shoot.

Special thanks to Lyndon for the brilliant idea. Thanks to Peter and all my friends for the tools and materials that I borrowed.