LUC (Living Undead Controller)
Our LUC was designed for a two-person interactive experience. A missile switch in the center of the controller powers on the electronics. The power board, component wiring and PIC/XBee boards are all housed internally inside the controller.
The top and bottom of the board were laser cut from 1/16" and 1/4" plywood, respectively. The legs are 2"x2"x3' and the sides are constructed from 1/16" thick "bendy ply." Cross-pieces (not shown) were added to increase stability and robustness. |
Boat Selection
Two 7-segment LED displays turn on when the LUC is not connected to a boat, and a knob directly below allows the users to select a boat number. Once this has been done, both users have to press the connect buttons simultaneously. The displays blink rapidly and turn off once the LUC has successfully connected to a boat.
Steering
Two levers, mounted at awkward angles for a single users but quite comfortably for two, control the left and right propeller speeds. The neutral position is straight up, forward is away from the user and reverse is towards the user. Users must cooperate and communicate in order to steer the boats in any coherent fashion.
The base of the lever arms are shown to the left. A potentiometer is mounted at the end of the base and acts as a voltage divider, allowing the PIC to read in the analog value and determine the appropriate speed and direction commands.
The base of the lever arms are shown to the left. A potentiometer is mounted at the end of the base and acts as a voltage divider, allowing the PIC to read in the analog value and determine the appropriate speed and direction commands.
Attack!
To send an attack command, users each had to wear a fashionable ring. One housed a reed switch while the other housed a magnet. When the two rings were brought together, the reed switch was closed, grounding a pin to the PIC and unleashing an attack so powerful, so furious, so breathtaking, that no human nor zombie nor supply depot could withstand such a relentless onslaught.