Schwartz Institute Symposium

Makey Makey Workshop Challenges

Challenge A: Build a Controller to Navigate this Maze

  • This maze game requires the use of the laptop arrow keys.
  • Design a controller using the Makey-Makey that will allow you navigate the maze

http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/maze/maze.html

Challenge B: Build a Controller to Play Happy Birthday 

  • The URL below will load a small keyboard program
  • Design a controller using the Makey-Makey that will allow you to play Happy Birthday using this keyboard program

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/2778875/

Challenge C: Build a Controller to Navigate this Maze

  • This maze game at the URL below requires the use of the laptop arrow keys.
  • Design a controller using the Makey-Makey that will allow you navigate the maze

http://www.allmazegames.com/play/open-doors.htm

Challenge D: Build a controller to play this puzzle game

  • This puzzle game requires the use of the following keys on the laptop:
    • arrow keys
    • [A] key
    • [Space] bar
  • Design a controller using the Makey-Makey that will allow you play this puzzle game

http://users.tpg.com.au/rubixcom/index.html

Challenge E: Build a Controller to Advance a Web Presentation

  • reveal.js is a framework used to create web presentations
  • slides are created as webpages and advanced using the laptop arrow keys
  • design a controller using the Makey-Makey that will allow you navigate the web presentations below

http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/

https://www.societe.co.za/#/3

http://jehb.github.io/presentations/todd2014/

Challenge F: Create a 5 image presentation that can be navigated with the MakeyMakey.

  • Google Slides is an online presentations app that allows you to show your work in a visual way.
  • Use the open slidedeck at http://tinyurl.com/symposium-14 to display 5 images in 5 slides that you feel expresses: innovation
  • Slides in this slidedeck can be advanced using the laptop arrow keys
  • Design a controller using the Makey-Makey that will allow you navigate your presentation

Challenge G: Create an Interactive Map that guides users by sound effects.