Physical Computing Blog

The idea is a physical maze game where enough lentils need to reach the end to weigh down the pressure sensor and win. But, along the way, there are Jello obstacles that would stop the lentils that the player must adjust the maze for. The player can physically move the maze pieces until they find a path that perfectly sends the lentils to the end uninhibited by the Jello. This idea comes from mazes often found in kids museums where this is the same idea, except usually with balls and other obstacles rather than lentils and Jello.

Originally, I was attempting to create a device where you could clap on and off the music (each with 2 claps), but due to confusing code and bad wiring, that failed and I had to use this as a backup. The end result is simply a device that play's Pachelbel's Cannon when the switch is turned on and stops playing when the switch is turned off. I definitely over-scoped my first idea and under-scoped this idea, but at the very least, it works.