{"id":15333,"date":"2016-08-23T20:37:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T19:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15333"},"modified":"2016-08-23T21:01:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T20:01:12","slug":"using-wireless-modules-with-a-raspberry-pi-to-create-a-very-active-button-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15333","title":{"rendered":"Using wireless modules with a Raspberry Pi to create a (very) active button game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-l2VwZ9im59M\/V7w6ZXfdIQI\/AAAAAAAAQZM\/9gN_ySMAIpMwIUf0m7gLy-rIISn_UjAggCKgB\/s1600\/IMG_2389.JPG?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Albert Hickey wanted to create a game for kids which would get them running around. So, he conceived a button-pressing game where buttons, mounted on tubes, would light up and need to be pressed to score points. This was similar to other reactions games (such as the giant Raspberry game featured at the Big Birthday Weekend):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pippa on Whack a Pi\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5e3G2eT1Ls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So, Albert got some\u00a0NRF24L01 wireless transceivers and hooked them up to mini Arduinos. Battery powered, they were then placed inside Pringle tubes and staked to the ground using screws. The Raspberry Pi was then used to receive and send signals, run the game and keep score. You can see it in action below, a run of the game after the initial prototyping stage:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raspberry Pi\/Arduino NRF24L01 game\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Ig7QSKWpdI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here is the game fully mounted on the Pringles cans:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raspberry Pi, Arduino and NRF24L01 modules\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZuES7ZMHF-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Spaced apart, and at the level of the Pringles cans, this will create an excellent challenge for active children! You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winkleink.com\/2016\/08\/buttonflash-game-made-with-raspberry-pi.html\" target=\"_blank\">read more about the build and see the code over on Albert&#8217;s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albert Hickey wanted to create a game for kids which would get them running around. So, he conceived a button-pressing game where buttons, mounted on tubes, would light up and need to be pressed to score points. 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