dancedancerevolution

Dance Dance Revolution DIY Board

Current status

Created a 2P DIY Dance Mat with custom sensors. Communicates via Arduino as a keystroke. Next step is crafting the metal stabiliser bar to pull off sweet dance moves.

Video:

The Dance Mat works!

Blog article:

How I created the sensors

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Goal

Create a two-person dance machine for my lounge room.

Ingredients for the prototype:

• Arduino Leonardo
• Processing
• Wires
• MDF
• Aluminium Bars
• Electrical tape
• Insulation foam tape
• Copper tape with conductive adhesive

Progress history:

• Experimented with aluminium foil circuits
• Ditched it for sensors that mimic that of actual metal dance machines
• Prototyped a sensor to send signal
• Prototyped an arrow containing 4 sensors wired together, sending a signal to the Arduino serial and Processing
• Made 2 x dance mats, wired and communicating to StepMania