Makey Makey Controller

Design & Build your own controller

Step 1

Watch the video on how the Makey Makey works below.

Step 2

Find a Video game made by a Brookwood Student that you like from the list below. Play each game and find one you like the most.

Drift racers (player 1 controls)

Andrey Race (red car controls)

Racing game 2 (blue car controls)

Shooting game for Dany

Ultimate Thunder War

Maze

Mezze

Mazer

Mase remix

Lost Labyrinth

Step 3

Complete the controller sheet, Click HERE for your design sheet, or get a copy from Mr. Granahan. Make sure you write down/ mark what keys are needed to play the game. Create a design for a controller. Be creative in your design.

Step 4

See Mr. Granahan for the controller making supplies. Wire your controller up to the Makey Makey board, and test your new custom controller with the game you selected.

Example Below

Here is the controller Mr. Granahan designed and made to go with the game he designed.

Here are views of the controller put together, a view from the top(left) and the back (right). All the copper foil tape on the handle and back of the controller is the ground for the Makey Makey.

If you would like to use more controls than the arrow keys and spacebar then look at the image below. You can easily add controls for the following keys: w,a,s,d,f,g, & mouse controls, this is in addition to the arrow keys, spacebar, and mouse click.

How to make a step on controller to use with your game.

1. Use 2 wires, one goes to ground (earth) the other goes to your key.

2. Place a strip of metal tape to the center of a piece of cardboard and attach a wire.

3. Repeat with a second piece of cardboard. Attach some strips along the side of this piece of cardboard to separate the two metal strips of tape from touching.

4. When you press down on the cardboard, the two pieces of metal tape will touch acting like a button.