Modified Idea

Following a conversation with Neil, I realized that my project is actually two different projects - One is detecting hand gestures on the board and translating into LED manipulation, and the other is the transformation of LED matrix to music and playing the music within my device. So as much as I like music, I think a more "How-to-make" idea would involve sensors and the fabrication of a big device, so I have to adjust to it.

Enters a new idea: ATARI Pong electronic Table

I'll explain; Since I already started thinking about LEDs as identifiers on a glass table and I kind of like it, I would rather use them not to play music tones, but as the grid of the actual game. This idea already is inspired by ATARI's actual table which was release in 2019 and sells for $4347 at the moment.

So the way this will be implemented in my prototype is different than ATARI's idea. First, the controller will not be a spinning knob, but rather an actual handle (like air hockey). second, I can represent my entire game with a LED strip. I made some planning and I think I understand all the missing components I have now. Will try to use the week assignments to gradually come closer to what I need.

As far as I understand, here is what I need to work out:

1. 3d print the air hockey handles
2. Design a strip on the table for the handle movement
3. Two infra red sensors to locate the two handles
4. LED strips to represent the game
5. Program the game in some machine-readable format
6. Create the actual big table