PyCon US 2023 - Create interactive games using electronics and MicroPython

Slides for the talk Create interactive games using electronics and MicroPython, presented during PyCon US 2023 in Salt Lake City, by Juliana Karoline de Sousa.

Link for the talk recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teALLngESw0

Transcript

1. Create interactive games using electronics and MicroPython with BBC micro:bit Juliana Karoline de Sousa (@julianaklulo)
2. ➔ Bachelor in Computer Science (UFSCar) ➔ PyLadies São Carlos | co-founder & organizer ➔ grupy-sanca and sancaLUG | co-founder & organizer ➔ Omnivector | software engineer ➔ IoT, robotics and kitties enthusiast Juliana Karoline de Sousa @julianaklulo
3. DEVELOPMENT BOARDS I`VE USED INTEL EDISON INTEL GALILEO ARDUINO MEGA ARDUINO UNO NODE MCU RASP PI PICO
4. BBC MICRO:BIT + GAMEPAD WHAT I WILL USE FOR THIS PRESENTATION
5. AGENDA ➔ BBC micro:bit project overview ➔ Gamepad overview ➔ GPIO pins, digital and analog IO ➔ Programming the micro:bit ➔ Code examples of interactive games ◆ Genius ◆ Chase the Dot ◆ Car Crash
6. ABOUT THE BBC MICRO:BIT PROJECT
7. BBC MICRO:BIT PROJECT OVERVIEW
8. BBC MICRO:BIT V2 SPECIFICATIONS
9. BBC MICRO:BIT V2 SPECIFICATIONS
10. GPIO: GENERAL PURPOSE INPUT/OUTPUT
11. ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNALS
12. ABOUT THE GAMEPAD FOR BBC MICRO:BIT
13. GAMEPAD FOR MICRO:BIT SPECIFICATIONS FEATURES BBC micro:bit edge connector Dual channel joystick Onboard battery and charger circuit Battery indicator 4 Push buttons 2 Side buttons 1 Buzzer
14. GAMEPAD PINOUT SYMBOL PIN DESCRIPTION A 5 Button A B 11 Button B C 15 Button C D 14 Button D E 13 Button E F 12 Button F X 1 Joystick X axis Y 2 Joystick Y axis P 8 Joystick press Buzzer 0 Buzzer
15. DIGITAL AND ANALOG INPUT/OUTPUT Analog Input Digital Input Analog and Digital Output
16. PROGRAMMING THE MICRO:BIT
17. PROGRAMMING THE MICRO:BIT
18. MICRO:BIT PYTHON TEXT EDITOR
19. DISPLAY EXAMPLE
20. BUTTON EXAMPLE
21. BUZZER EXAMPLE
22. ACCELEROMETER EXAMPLE
23. GPIO EXAMPLE
24. JOYSTICK EXAMPLE
25. GAME EXAMPLES
26. GAME #1: GENIUS
27. GAME #1: GENIUS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDZ1uw0zpU
28. #1 GENIUS: START GAME
29. #1 GENIUS: GENERATE THE SEQUENCE
30. #1 GENIUS: READ THE USER INPUT
31. #1 GENIUS: VALIDATE THE USER INPUT
32. #1 GENIUS: END GAME
33. #1 GENIUS: RUN THE GAME
34. GAME #2: CHASE THE DOT
35. GAME #2: CHASE THE DOT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVJH6F-3XuU
36. #2 CHASE THE DOT: GENERATE THE DOT
37. #2 CHASE THE DOT: READ THE USER INPUT
38. #2 CHASE THE DOT: MOVE THE PLAYER
39. #2 CHASE THE DOT: CHECK COLLISION
40. #2 CHASE THE DOT: RUN THE GAME
41. GAME #3: CAR CRASH
42. GAME #3: CAR CRASH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGMr4VFS-Q8
43. #3 CAR CRASH: PLAYER AND OBSTACLE
44. #3 CAR CRASH: BORDER
45. #3 CAR CRASH: SCREEN
46. #3 CAR CRASH: SCREEN BUFFER B O R D E R B O R D E R OBSTACLE PLAYER
47. #3 CAR CRASH: RUN THE GAME
48. CONCLUSION micro:bit + MicroPython == FUN
49. Thank you! julianaklulo https://github.com/julianaklulo/pycon2023-interactive-games
50. Q/A and live demonstration Embedded Python Open Space Today (Friday) at 5pm Room 251AB