Making your own "Simon" or Tic-tac-toe games is a fun way of learning about Arduino and playing some games with the result, however the prototype-style games often don't last for more than a few hours. The next step in the process is to create a more permanent version with an enclosure, and this has been taken to the next level by Robert Polzer.
His creation is a huge 3 x 3 illuminated button matrix, that also contains an audio playback module for speech and game notifications. The electonics are quite simple, and the LEDs and buttons are connected in a method that don't require any external control ICs. It may seem like a lot of work however the results are excellent, as shown in the video below:
For more details including the Arduino sketch and circuit schematic, visit Robert's github page. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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