What's More Fun Than Playing Flappy Bird On Your Phone? Playing It Inside An Actual Box
This actually may be five times cooler than playing it on your phone.
By Sadho Ram — 19 Feb 2014, 08:08 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Missed out on your chance to download Flappy Bird? It's okay. You can just make a DIY box version of the game. At least that's what Fawn Qiu did. See:
She made an IRL version of Flappy Bird using an Arduino sensor, two servo motors, a reed switch and magnets. Oh and of course the box where it all happens.
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Made by using Arduino-controlled sensor, the real-life box version of Flappy Bird looks like a lot of fun
Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software
Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators.
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The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).
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And it's just as hard as the real game
The level constantly rolls and you dodge them by strategically tapping (just like the game). If you screw up, the box closes itself up until you restart.
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