This guide will describe the steps required to build Skull Ball, a DIY interactive game using a teensy microcontroller and a Sharp IR sensor to count ping-pong balls being thrown into a plastic cup mounted in a plastic skull.
I’m a bit of a Homeowners Association rebel, seeing as how my house is the only one on the block that has been adorned with pumpkins and spider webs since early September.
One crisp Autumn afternoon I had the privilege of joining MAKE founder Dale Dougherty as he used his wooden apple press to make cider from the apples that grow on his property.
Materials Bare Paint Pen Paint Brush Paper as thin as you can get but copy paper works great Scissors Cellotape Components 3V Button Cell Batteries UK: Farnell / US: RadioShack LED’s UK: Farnell / US: RadioShack To find out more about Bare Paint visit http://www.bareconductive.com
To complete this tutorial you will need the following: Materials Bare Paint Brush A4 Paper Coloring Pencils or Crayons Components Surface Mount LEDs UK: Farnell / US: Digi-Key 3V Coin Cell Battery UK: Farnell / US: Digi-Key