The programming behind PicoCrickets isn't very difficult. It's targeted towards ten year olds, after all! It's all pretty blocks that you snap together.
Basically, you have four outlets on the cricket. You can make stuff light up, play (basic) sounds, turn, or display numbers. It can (with the use of another outlet) sense light, touch, resistance, or sound.
And, it's made out of Legos!
My partner, Hope, and I made a dance party.
Sorry for the poor quality (and horizontalness), it was taken on a phone. :D
So pretty much it involved lights, motion, and sound, and was controlled via light. The light turns color based on the amount of light reaching the sensor; the motor reverses direction (this is hard to tell; pretty much the people change direction) when there is a momentary stop of light reaching the sensor; and the sound similarly stops when there is no light reaching the sensor!
The styrofoam ball is supposed to be a disco ball, but since it was held up via rubber bands, the bells were needed to balance the weight of the light. And the pipe cleaners are sparkly!
credits: images by me, video by Hope
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