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Position | Name | |
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Project Oversight: | Bennett Maciorowski (LUG Alumni Advisor) | bennettmaciorowski@gmail.com |
Project Lead/Manager: | Zhongyi Chen | zchen230@uic.edu |
Name | |
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Mohammed Rashad | mrasha3@uic.edu |
Anthony Venturella | |
Alex Woo | awoo8@uic.edu |
Frederick Dempsey | frd2@uic.edu |
Joshua Villacastin | jvilla98@uic.edu |
Jaden Mossman | jmossm2@uic.edu |
Frank Li | fli30@uic.edu |
Akash Pillai | apilla20@uic.edu |
Sig Somsavath | ssomsa2@uic.edu |
Blaster requirements
• Require reload after 9 shots
• Connect to vest or whatever target the user will wear
• Shut down blaster based on signal
• Audio or visual display of reload requirement or disabled
• Ability to send score to server
Wearable target requirements
• When shot light up and send signal to blaster and server
Server/display requirements
• Keep track of players and their scores
• Keep track of shots fired and shots that hit (accuracy)
• Create display for active games and display score and stats
• Determined needed to increase organization and planning
• Need to investigate Lenses to increase range on infra red LEDs
Blaster planned first prototype features
• IR LED - attempt to supply it the maximum current to test farthest range
• Button - basic button for activating LED
• Ammo Tracker - use SMD LEDs + engraved clear acrylic to represent rounds
• Microcontroller - Esp8266 (ESP-12E board)
Microcontroller details
• Esp8266 functions the same way as Arduino; program it using the Arduino IDE
• Awesome Capabilities: Connect to wifi, create an access point, run as a server, run as a client
• Super cheap: costs under $3 each on Aliexpress; you all should try to get one
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