Assistive-Tech Two-Player Stacking Game

This two-player stacking game was developed for young students with extensive accessibility support needs at Boston College's Campus School. Learn more about the Campus School here!

After interviewing the Campus School's director, I identified an unfulfilled need to foster connections between students in addition to the existing connections between students and paraprofessionals. So, I designed and built this two-player stacking game using the CircuitPython programming language to address this specific need.

Each player presses a button to stack lights in their LED strip to play. When the lights in their strip are filled, the player wins and the Dropkick Murphys' "For Boston" song plays. The game resets and is ready to be played again.

The device was created to fulfill several specific requirements, including:

1. a black surface contrasting bright LEDs for visually impaired students
2. a vertical design for students in adaptive chairs
3. a balanced difficulty with an optimized click-to-stack ratio to challenge but not discourage

I'm happy dozens of students have successfully enjoyed my device since its release!

Supplies used:

1. 1 Arduino Microcontroller
2. 1 Breadboard
3. 1 Connector
4. 1 Speaker
5. 2 LED Strips (10 lights on each)
6. 8 Alligator Clips
7. 12 Wires
8. 2 Limited-Mobility Buttons
9. 4 Pieces of Plastic Board
10. 1 Portable Cell Phone Charger

Tools used:

1. Black Spray Paint
2. Boxcutter
3. X-Acto Knife
4. Soldering Kit
5. Plastic Glue

CircuitPython code and .wav sound effect are attached below.