[games_access] DIY accessible controls: MaKey MaKey

[Eelke Folmer]

Cool! the pressure sensitive switch I made is actually featured on their
kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joylabs/makey-makey-an-invention-kit-for-everyone

I'm even referred to as a grad student! ;-)

Best Eelke

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com>wrote:


> Hi Barrie

>

> I played with Makey Makey at the TEI conference this year and I was really

> impressed by it. Here's a little video of me playing garage band using a

> banana and a pair of apples as bongos:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDkEjw1MN2A

>

> I ordered 10 kits for my interaction design class. ;-)

>

> Best Eelke

>

>

> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Barrie Ellis <oneswitch at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> **

>> MaKey MaKey is a PCB board that allows you to make touch controls out of

>> anything that can conduct a little electricity. Such as bananas, Play-doh,

>> water and so on.

>>

>> The accessibility possibilities are huge.

>>

>> The ability to cut costs in devices is huge (e.g. - $35 / £25 for the

>> MaKey - a bit more for crocodile clips - then a beach ball for a humongous

>> switch.

>>

>> http://www.gamebase.info/magazine/read/makey-makey_832.html

>>

>> Via an Ultimarc iPac, it's possible that this will work beyond PC/Mac,

>> and maybe on most consoles too with the right adapters. I'm hopeful.

>>

>> Barrie

>>

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>

>

> --

> Best, Eelke

>

> Eelke Folmer

> Assistant Professor

> Department of Computer Science and Engineering

> University of Nevada, Reno

> http://www.eelke.com

>




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Best, Eelke

Eelke Folmer
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
http://www.eelke.com
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