Through the Lens

Bouncing Ball from Patt Vira

Throughout the process, I have been able to get the different pieces of hardwares and the technology to talk and to work together properly. The video above shows a working prototype of a ball bouncing on the pre-written pen stroke. This is a prove of concept that everything works together. The next step is to explore other possibilities that puts meaning to the instrument through user interaction.

One application that I came up with is a maze game. The point of the game is to be able to control a ball (using LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN keys on the keyboard) along the path from the starting to the finishing points without touching a pre-drawn maze. As you can see from the series of images below, the maze can be customized to your likings.

This is one example of an application that adds meaning and interaction to the device. However, I am planning to create more applications as I become even more familiar with the instrument itself. I am also open to ideas and suggestions!