Magic Wand

Getting Started: Beginner Level Demo

Make a wand that makes a magical glittering sound and when shaken.

#Coding Concepts: On_shake, Input (Accelerometer), Output (Speaker, LED)

Step 1

Get familiar with block editor. Open the Program page of tekniverse.

Take note of the following features:

• The Bluebird simulator on the left
• The block menu on the dark grey sidebar
• The light grey block editor area
• The block/javascript view, help button, and setting options on the white top bar

Step 2

Open the Sensors block menu and drag in the ||sensors:On_shake|| block. This will allow us to set shaking as the trigger for other actions.

input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, () => {
})

Step 3

Open the Music block menu. Drag in the ||music:playSound|| block and nest it in the ||sensors:On_shake|| block. This will play a ‘ba ding’ sound when Bluebird is shaken.

input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, () => {
     music.baDing.playUntilDone()
})

Step 4

Open the sounds drop down menu by clicking the expand arrow next to ‘ba ding’. Then select ‘magic wand’. This will replace the ‘ba ding’ sound with a magic wand sound when Bluebird is shaken.

Step 5

Final code:

input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function () {
   music.magicWand.playUntilDone()

})

Step 6

Upload your code to Bluebird. For steps on how to do this, check out the end of the Siren Tutorial.

Nice job! You have created a magic wand with Bluebird.

Attach your Bluebird to the end of a wooden dowel or popsicle stick to bring the look together.