Personal Programming Project

Today marks the starting point of my next project that I will be making for the Programming 3 course.  I will be creating an object that you can interact with in the Zelda room I programmed for last semester.  My group is making the room into an escape room with several Zelda themed puzzles.  To take this project even further, I am creating an ocarina controller with a raspberry pi that will connect to the computer using Bluetooth.  We will also use a Vive tracker puck to have the item be visible in VR and out.

My presentation for the proposal went very well and I was funded for my project.

Here is the supplies I will be using and the links to them:

Raspberry pi 0: $9.95

https://www.buyapi.ca/product/raspberry-pi-zero-w/

Infared sensor: $1.76 for 1

http://www.robotshop.com/en/reflective-ir-sensor-470-10k-resistors.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw0v_IBRCEzKHK0KiCrKMBEiQA3--1Nv_4n3EF6ErJaT_wCBipAlHLkpwnfNWwNSKAXrhzMh0aAsXk8P8HAQ

6 buttons from N64 controller

Tactile button pack X20: $2.50

Pin heads: $0.95

https://www.adafruit.com/product/366

Battery pack 5 volt: $14.95

https://www.adafruit.com/product/1959

Vive tracker puck - $115

https://www.vive.com/us/vive-tracker-for-developer/

The first step will be to solder the buttons on and begin programming the pi.  All of the pieces will be going inside of a 3D printed ocarina case.  Stick to this blog because part of the project requirements is that I am frequently updating my blog about my progress,  

Lots of cool things to come.