Final project for Creative Computing, group project. We created two game controllers and code that works though Arduino to create a soccer/pong type game on the computer. We incorporated sound bytes, LED's and push buttons to acknowledge when some one scores and to move the player across the screen.

  

Code,

part 1:

 

int button1 = 0;

int button2 = 0;

int button3 = 0;

int button4 = 0;

int button5 = 0;

int button6 = 0;

int button7 = 0;

int button8 = 0;

int button9 = 0;

int button10 = 0;

// buttons 3-10

int ledPower = 0;

int player1 = 0;

int player2 = 0;

 

int inByte;

 

void setup(){

Serial.begin(9600); // begin serial communication

// '9600' speed of our arduino

pinMode(button1, INPUT); //variable name of your button

pinMode(button2, INPUT);

pinMode(button3, INPUT);

pinMode(button4, INPUT);

pinMode(button5, INPUT);

pinMode(button6, INPUT);

pinMode(button7, INPUT);

pinMode(button8, INPUT);

pinMode(button9, INPUT);

pinMode(button10, INPUT);

// buttons 3-10

pinMode(ledPower, OUTPUT);

pinMode(player1, OUTPUT);

pinMode(player2, OUTPUT);

  

}//END SETUP

 

void loop(){

if (Serial.available() > 0){ // If data coming from the Serial port is greater than 0,

inByte = Serial.read(); // Then let the variable 'inbyte' hold that data.

 

//READING SENSOR DATA

button1 = digitalRead(0); //pin on the Arduino

button2 = digitalRead(1); // read button 2

button3 = digitalRead(2); // read button 3

button4 = digitalRead(3); // read button 4

button5 = digitalRead(4); // read button 5

button6 = digitalRead(5); // read button 6

button7 = digitalRead(6); // read button 7

button8 = digitalRead(7); // read button 8

button9 = digitalRead(8); // read button 9

button10 = digitalRead(9); // read button 10

// buttons 3-10

 

// send sensor values:

Serial.print(button1, DEC); // Sending the data as a whole, human readable number, either 1 or 0.

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button2, DEC); // Sending the data as a whole, human readable number, either 1 or 0.

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button3, DEC); // Byte = machine code for a comma, to note separation.

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button4, DEC);

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button5, DEC);

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button6, DEC);

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button7, DEC);

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button8, DEC);

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button9, DEC);

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

Serial.print(button10, DEC);

Serial.print(',', BYTE);

   

Serial.print('*', BYTE); // Send a '*' to denote the end of the data

}

}

  

Code,

part 2:

  

import processing.serial.*; // Open up the Processing Serial Library Instructions

Serial port; // Create a new Serial Port object.

boolean madeContact = false; // A variable to hold see if Processing/computer has connected with the Arduino microcontroller

 

int RedX = 160;

int RedY = 500;

 

int BlueX = 1140;

int BlueY = 500;

  

float x = 650;

float y = 500;

float speedx = -6;

float speedy = 8;

 

float rx=RedX-3;

float ry=RedY-25;

 

float rw=6;

float rh=50;

float bw=6;

float bh=50;

 

float bx=BlueX-3;

float by=BlueY-25;

 

// variables for buttons

int button1 = 0;

int button2 = 0;

int button3 = 0;

int button4 = 0;

int button5 = 0;

int button6 = 0;

int button7 = 0;

int button8 = 0;

int button9 = 0;

int button10 = 0;

  

void setup(){

size(1300,1000);

// List all the available serial ports, in array format.

// The fisrt port in the serial list on my macis usually my Arduino module, so I open Serial.list()[0].

println(Serial.list()); // prints out all available ports on your computer

port = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600); // Chooses to connect with the first port listed

 

}

 

void draw(){

if (!madeContact){ // If I have made contact, 'madeContact' was assigned as 'false',

port.write(65); // Send ASCII code to Arduino asking to send more data.

}

 

background(0);

field();

 

playerRed();

playerBlue();

 

smooth();

noStroke();

fill(255);

ellipse(x,y,20,20);

x = x + speedx;

y = y + speedy;

   

if (x> 1240 || x 940 || y < 60) {

speedy = speedy*-1;

}

 

if (x == rx||x== ry|| x== rx-rw||x==ry-rh ){

speedx = speedx* -1;

}

 

if (x == bx||x== by|| x== bx-bw||x==by-bh ){

speedx = speedx* -1;

}

   

if (x =465 && y =1240 && y>=465 && y <=538){

fieldB();

 

noLoop ();

}

 

}

   

void keyPressed(){

 

if(key=='w'|key=='W'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (RedX,RedY,50,50);

RedY=RedY-10;

ry=ry-10;

}

if(key=='a'|key=='A'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (RedX,RedY,50,50);

RedX=RedX-10;

rx=rx-10;

}

if(key=='s'|key=='S'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (RedX,RedY,50,50);

RedY=RedY+10;

ry=ry+10;

}

if(key=='d'|key=='D'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (RedX,RedY,50,50);

RedX=RedX+10;

rx=rx+10;

}

if(key=='8'|key=='i'|key=='I'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (BlueX,BlueY,50,50);

BlueY=BlueY-10;

by=by-10;

}

if(key=='4'|key=='j'|key=='J'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (BlueX,BlueY,50,50);

BlueX=BlueX-10;

bx=bx-10;

}

if(key=='5'|key=='k'|key=='K'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (BlueX,BlueY,50,50);

BlueY=BlueY+10;

by=by+10;

}

if(key=='6'|key=='l'|key=='L'){

//fill(255,0,0);

//ellipse (BlueX,BlueY,50,50);

BlueX=BlueX+10;

bx=bx+10;

}

}

 

void playerBlue(){

strokeWeight(4);

stroke(255);

fill(0,0,255);

ellipse(BlueX,BlueY,50,50);

noStroke();{

fill (255,255,255);

ellipse(BlueX,BlueY,25,25);

rect(bx,by,bw,bh);

 

}

}

 

void playerRed(){

strokeWeight(4);

stroke(255);

fill(255,0,0);

ellipse(RedX,RedY,50,50);

noStroke();{

fill (255,255,255);

ellipse(RedX,RedY,25,25);

rect(rx,ry,rw,rh);

 

}

}

 

void field(){

background(0,175,30);

smooth();

stroke(255);

strokeWeight(4);

noFill();

ellipse(160,500,180,180);

ellipse(1140,500,180,180); // right side

ellipse(650,500,180,180); //centre

 

fill(0,175,30);

rect(50,300,165,400);

rect(1085,300,165,400); // rigfht side

fill(255);

ellipse(160,500,10,10);

ellipse(650,500,10,10); //centre

ellipse(1140,500,10,10); // right side

noFill ();

rect(50,50,1200,900);

rect(50,300,165,400);

rect(50,410,55,183);

rect(26,465,24,73);

line(650,50,650,950);

//right side

rect(1195,410,55,183);

rect(1250,465,24,73);

 

arc(50,50,30,30,0, PI/2);

arc(50,950,30,30,TWO_PI-PI/2, TWO_PI);

arc(1250,950,30,30,PI, TWO_PI-PI/2);

arc(1250,50,30,30,PI/2, PI);

}

 

void fieldB(){

background(255,13,13);

smooth();

stroke(255);

strokeWeight(4);

noFill();

ellipse(160,500,180,180);

ellipse(1140,500,180,180); // right side

ellipse(650,500,180,180); //centre

 

fill(255,13,13);

rect(50,300,165,400);

rect(1085,300,165,400); // rigfht side

fill(255);

ellipse(160,500,10,10);

ellipse(650,500,10,10); //centre

ellipse(1140,500,10,10); // right side

noFill ();

rect(50,50,1200,900);

rect(50,300,165,400);

rect(50,410,55,183);

rect(26,465,24,73);

line(650,50,650,950);

//right side

rect(1195,410,55,183);

rect(1250,465,24,73);

 

arc(50,50,30,30,0, PI/2);

arc(50,950,30,30,TWO_PI-PI/2, TWO_PI);

arc(1250,950,30,30,PI, TWO_PI-PI/2);

arc(1250,50,30,30,PI/2, PI);

}

   

// -------------------------------------------------- VOID SERIAL EVENT !!

 

void serialEvent(Serial port){ // Function to read from the Serial Port

 

madeContact = true; // If Processing has made contact with Arduino, via USB cable

 

String input = port.readStringUntil('*'); // Read the data string until the bookmarker '*'.

 

if(input != null){ // If the data string is NOT empty, 'null' . . .

int sensors[] = int(splitTokens(input, ",*")); // Put them into an array called 'sensors' & separate the data by commas

// with the "*' marker at the end to note the end of the incoming data

 

// The number here changes according to how many INPUT sensors you have connected to the Arduino.

if (sensors.length == 10){ // If the number of sensors is equal to 2

button1 = sensors[0]; // Associate the leftButton to the 1st index of the 'sensor' array.

button2 = sensors[1]; // Associate the rightButton to the 2nd index of the 'sensor' array.

button3 = sensors[2];

button4 = sensors[3];

button5 = sensors[4];

button6 = sensors[5];

button7 = sensors[6];

button8 = sensors[7];

button9 = sensors[8];

button10 = sensors[9];

//button3-10

 

print("Button1: " + button1 + "\t Button2: " + button2 + "\t Button3: " + button3 + "\t Button4: " + button4 + "\t Button5: " + button5 + "\t Button6: " + button6 + "\t Button7: " + button7 + "\t Button8: " + button8 + "\t Button9: " + button9 + "\t Button10: " + button10); // A print statement for your sensors

println(input);

port.write(65); // Send the ASCII code to request more data,

// To start the process all over again.

}

}

}

    

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