Build

Hover control Flappy Bird

Fly the bird without touching anything: hold your hand over the board.

These parts on their own: $182.

  • 14-Port Motherboard×1
  • USB-C×1
  • Screen×1
  • Light Grid×3
  • Distance Sensor×1
  • Temperature & Humidity×1
  • Button×4

Smart Home · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth

What it does

  1. 1Two games on the screen. Button 1 starts Flappy Bird, button 2 a stars game.
  2. 2The distance sensor reads how far away your hand is: move your hand over the board to fly the bird through the pipes, without touching anything.

How to build it

  1. 1Slide the screen into ports 13 and 14.
  2. 2Slide the distance sensor into port 11.
  3. 3Slide the light grid into port 4.
  4. 4Slide the light grid into port 5.
  5. 5Slide the light grid into port 6.
  6. 6Slide the temp & humidity into port 10.
  7. 7Slide the button into port 1.
  8. 8Slide the button into port 2.
  9. 9Slide the button into port 3.
  10. 10Slide the button into port 7.
  11. 11Slide the USB-C into port 8 and plug the cable into your computer.
  12. 12Press Build this: the editor writes the code and uploads it. Or take the finished code below.

On the board

  • 13+14ScreenThe game
  • 11Distance SensorReads your hand
  • 4Light GridLights
  • 5Light GridLights
  • 6Light GridLights
  • 10Temp & HumidityTemperature and humidity
  • 1ButtonFlappy Bird
  • 2ButtonThe stars game
  • 3ButtonButton
  • 7ButtonButton
  • 8USB-CPower and programming