Switch Pinball Game
For this project, we have chosen to make a switch accessible pinball game! We wanted to make a very easy to us, colorful, and fun game that would be attractive and entertaining for kids. The inside of the game is lined in capacitive touch tape as well as an LED strip that lights up when the ball touches the edges. We hope that someone loves this game as much as we loved making it!
Supplies
-2x servos
-1x Arduino nano (RP2040)
-1x MPR121
-1x Breadboard
-Jumper wires
-1x LED light strip
-Capacitive Touch Tape
-1x Battery pack
-1x 3D printed light switch
-3D printed parts for the the game (PLA)
-Acrylic material for the backboard
Step 1: Print the Parts
The first step was to print the parts for the game. We used STL files to print the barriers, covers, and outer layer of the board. The parts were printed with a PRUSAMINI and using PLA material.
Step 2: Put It Together
The next step was to cut a backboard and put the pieces together. We used a laser cutter to cut the back with wood first, so that we could make sure we got the dimensions correctly. When that was cut, we taped it together and make sure that everything fit inside. We used a caliper to take the measurements as to where we could place the servos for the game to work.
Step 3: Code and Hardware
After the board is physically almost finished, we began to make our code for the game. We connected the servos, nano, MPR121, LED strip, and capacitive touch tape to make sure everything works well. Our code will be attached below.
Step 4: Putting It Together
Once we made sure our parts were printed and our hardware worked well, we created a back box to organize all the parts into a concise box for travel purposes. We used a cardboard box for this.