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• Progress 26.12.2023

  luis.poujol • 01/09/2024 at 14:02 • 0 comments

  Finished soldering and received box to hold the sensors. Also made a handle to pull on the pressure sensors and finished connecting all 4 sensors with their cables to the arduino. This required a common VCC, GND and SCK (clock) pin with different DT pins for each sensor. 

  Working on the code to get the 4 readings with each sensor and also to make sure we get 'w' 'a' 's' 'd' readings when a specific sensor is pressed.

• Progress 19.12.2023

  luis.poujol • 01/09/2024 at 13:52 • 0 comments

  Received all components ordered, beginning soldering the pressure sensors with its different parts and cables. 

  Beginning printing of the box with exact measurements found on the user guide : HX-711 pressure sensor user guide. We also used this document to work out which cable goes with which pin. There is 4 main pins, that get soldered with each cable. Then there is 4 other pins that connect directly to the arduino. 
  

  Also started coding and setting up the pressure sensors to arduino code

• Progress 21.11.203

  luis.poujol • 11/28/2023 at 15:04 • 0 comments

  First prototype using USB joystick connection, buttons connected to strings and an emulator joytokey to play gang beasts. Ordered the parts mentioned below and researched how the arduino leonardo works for keyboard inputs. Added sounds and vibrations to order so that user has more feedback.

• Progress 28.11.2023

  luis.poujol • 11/28/2023 at 14:47 • 0 comments

  Didn't receive components ordered so worked on AutoCAD on creating the box that will host our controllers. We also mapped the different inputs that we wanted to include with a sketch on how we were going to use the sensors to play. We plan on having the player wear gloves with all the strings attached to them. 

  Move up	arrow up
  Move down	arrow down
  Right	arrow right
  Left	arrow left
  Jump	space
  Headbutt	Q
  Kick	W
  Lift	E
  R	Right Punch
  T	Left Punch

  Gang beasts Controls Breakdown 

  So as shown in the table these are the controls we use in our alternative controller. But we are going avoid the kick input since it is a lot for our alternative controller, and it is not that important gameplay wise also. 

  On the right hand, we have the movement inputs. Move up, down, left, right will be connected to the pressure sensors attached to strings that will be connected to the glove. Move up will be attached to your palm, move right to your thumb, move left to your little finger and move down to your middle finger.

  Jump will be activated when all four pressure sensors are pressed. Which means your hand will have to be held higher so that all sensors are activated.

  On the left hand, we have the action inputs. Right punch and left punch will be connected with buttons glued to the glove that can be pressed with your thumb. Lift will be connected to an infrared sensor that will detect when your hand is raised. 

  Both the action inputs and movement inputs will be put inside boxes like the ones you see below, decorated to look like you are a true puppeteer. 

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