{"id":874,"date":"2020-04-15T22:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T02:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/?p=874"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:11:01","slug":"input-with-makey-makey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/designs\/input-with-makey-makey\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Prototype Input Boxes featuring Makey Makey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In our search to democratize game design, our lab has been exploring the <strong>Makey Makey<\/strong> as a simple way to create your own &#8220;alternative controller.&#8221;  The appeal in good part is that any old physical switch or button can be hooked up and function similarly to the arrow keys on a computer (plug-and-play!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plenty of folks have neat experiments to share. And we are equally interested in their tactics for rapid prototyping using cardboard, paper, and foil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio with word triggers are very powerful for events and games. Here\u2019s <strong>Colleen Graves<\/strong>, a teacher who made an interactive word wall for her elementary students, showing the use of these triggers in an educational context:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Makey Makey and Scratch Interactive Word Wall for Elementary Students\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3JqmmBXV9QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are currently in early rounds of testing the Makey Makey while maintaining the direct keyboard mapping, including the use of LED arcade buttons. One dream is to achieve <strong>plug-and-play<\/strong> <strong>integration<\/strong> with programs like <a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/\">Scratch<\/a> or systems like our own <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/hive-mechanic\/\">Hive Mechanic<\/a>. With plug-and-play integration, using the Makey Makey to trigger sound with an arcade button can open up creativity to make anything from a public issue poll to a phone hotline, all in a box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some big ideas &#8211; and fascinating user experiences to consider. In a city context, the feel of a rugged prototype can lend an air of authenticity to something like a public issue poll being run at a farmers market. Objects in public space that seem familiar tend to make people feel less intimidated rather than some high-tech, digital solution. By adding in minimal technology, objects in public space can retain their familiarity while affording the conveniences of technology for things like public issue polls. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our search to democratize game design, our lab has been exploring the Makey Makey as a simple way to create your own &#8220;alternative controller.&#8221; The appeal in good part is that any old physical switch or button can be hooked up and function similarly to the arrow keys on a computer (plug-and-play!). Plenty of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,23],"tags":[9,8,6,7],"class_list":["post-874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-designs","category-storytelling-boxes","tag-alternate-controller","tag-design","tag-makey-makey","tag-prototype"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":999,"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions\/999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}