Makey Makey Dance Board

by ali_hussein in Circuits > Microcontrollers

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Makey Makey Dance Board

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During our lovely Kids hack day at cairo hackerspace, one of the kids made this board for dance games using a Makey Makey here's how:

Step 1: Components

1 - Makey Makey controller

6 or 7 alligator clips (depending on your height)

1 - Sheet of cardboard approx 1.5m x 1.5m

1 - Roll of aluminum

Step 2: Make the Pads

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Cut the rectangular pads of Cardboard into 4 rectangular shapes, then cover in aluminum foil as shown, then use a hot glue gun to stick to the rest of the board which should be cut into a big rectangle

Step 3: the Makey Makey

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Connect the each of the four pads to the corresponding arrow key on the Makey Makey using an alligator clip

The Official makey makey tutorial: http://makeymakey.com/howto.php

Step 4: Have Fun

Kids Hack Day Kickoff Event - Cairo, Egypt