For this HID assignment, I wanted to build a steering wheel for computer racing games. Almost all of the computer racing games uses left and right keys for steering and up key for gas with a few additional keys that varies for other purposes depending on the game. So I decided to map 4-5 keys from keyboard to my control surface using this keyboard library. I used tilt detection of an accelerometer’s x-axis value to control the steering and a few switches for gas and other functions.
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For this musical instrument controller project using MIDI, I decided to experiment with flex sensors and DIY my own “Nintendo Power Glove“ to send MIDI commands and playback notes on software synthesizer on my computer.
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For this clock control assignment, I wanted to make a very simple, easy to use clock interface with the least amount of controls to set date and time on a clock.
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