Gesture Snake

Completed:

• Snake game code running on on-board arduino lcd (using buttons for controls)
• IMU calibration and gesture concept
  • Have the calibration working and a full understanding on how to implement the output as directions in snake, just need to sit down and do it.
• External LCD Connection
  • Snake game shows up on the screen, but not in the right dimensions yet
• Purchased glove to mount IMU sensor

In Progress:

• Adjusting External LCD to correctly display snake
  • Time Estimate: < 1 hour
    • All functions between the old library and the new library are the same except for lcd.display() vs lcd.begin(0) and lcd.end() so making the adjustment shouldn't be too difficult
    • Adjusting the coordinates should be a simple find and replace action.
• Using IMU output as controls for snake
  • Time Estimate: 1 hour
    • Should be able to use the code we used to test the IMU and understand the output to make simple changes to fit the needs of snake. Already understand the steps to take so the process will simply be sitting down to make the code changes.
• Add score, title screen to snake (maybe high score table as well?)
  • Time Estimate: ~2 hours
    • This will take a little longer because we will have to add the score in the corner in a way that when the snake passes through or runs into it, it won't mess up the score as the snake is simply drawn pixels. Adding a high score will also take slightly longer as it offers the options to have data which persists when the program is restarted (or could just keep high score for that instance of the program)
• Mount IMU sensor on glove
  • Time Estimate: 15 minutes
    • Simply need to use some tape to attach the sensor to the glove.

If Time: (Caleb's last exam is monday and may have time for extra add-ons)

• Add additional game (3 block stack game? tetris? Pac-Man
  • Time Estimate: 6-8+ hours

We have calibrated the given MPU demo then adapted it into our project with modification. We will come up with our own method of converting yaw pitch roll into 4 basic directions right left up down for snake at first, then further on modify it for future games.