Wait Shake!

Do you get bored without constant exposure to external stimuli? Do you hate waiting in lines at trade shows, industry conferences, the DMV, or the free clinic? Well despair no more, oh ye of little patience -  introducing the Wait Shake!

The Wait Shake! is a device that puts the "fun" in "fundamentally poor event layout design"! The small handheld controller acts as a transmitter, sending acceleration data to a receiver connected to a dynamic image displayed on large video monitors or projected onto a wall. Guests pick up the controller, give it a shake, and watch the accompanying image change right before their eyes! Waiting has never been so interactive!

Wait Shake! uses two micro:bit controllers to send acceleration data over radio waves from the transmitter to the receiver. The receiver then sends that data into TouchDesigner via serial port, which is translated into a channel data stream that can be used to drive all sorts of things: color changes, image and object placement, and even real-time generative effects!

Built with:

• micro:bit microcontrollers
• TouchDesigner 088
• Javascript
• Python

Transmitter: https://makecode.microbit.org/_Ax9fYkDCicLk

Receiver: https://makecode.microbit.org/_if4gYqJjkYH1