Final Project: Three Project Proposals
Project 1 – Pikaser
Pikaser, or laser Pikachu, is an idea heavily inspired by Michael Reeve’s Baby Laser. In this project, we want to adopt a similar philosophy to the one he had, have fun, and reinvent a form of entertainment, laser tag, with something unconventional, like shaking a baby. For our project, we want to use a Pikachu instead to reinvent the mechanics of a game one might think of simplistic or one-dimensional. While we haven’t settled on the game we want to redefine, we have some ideas that include but are not limited to target practice, balloon popping, and more! Our goal with this project is to develop a form of entertainment for users through unconventional means, in this case, shaking a Pikachu. Here’s a quick sketch of our project!
Project 2 – Bonk Glove
This project is exactly what it sounds like. A glove that, when activated, punches something and plays the iconic “bonk” noise, and displays visuals on Processing. We want to make this project portable and wearable so the user can play various games and have fun with the silly noises and visuals accompanying it! The setting of the games will be more practical as they resemble carnival games requiring the user to knock stuff over. While this project can be used for entertainment, it can also be used practically for anything that requires punching, like tendering meat, perhaps! Here’s a quick sketch of our project!
Project 3 – LED- J
Like our other projects, LED-J aims to create and bring entertainment to the user interacting with our project through unconventional means. In this instance, we want to create a bridge between the user, music, and light and allow people to make music when they press certain buttons on a board. The music created would then have accompanying lights and visuals that prompt the user to ask themselves, what can I make with the elements at my disposal? You can think of this project as an interactive synthesizer in which the user can create music and visualize the music on a screen. This project would be very modular, challenging in creation but interesting in execution. Here’s a quick sketch of our project!
