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== Makey Makey ==
 
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What is a Makey Makey? How does it work? What kind of things can you do with it?
 
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Makey Makey is an electronics board designed to connect everyday objects to computer keys. Using a a makey makey board, alligator clips, and a USB cable, the toy uses closed loop electrical signals to send the computer either a keyboard stroke or mouse click signal. With this you can turn any conductive object into an keyboard.
  
 
[http://makeymakey.com/ makeymakey.com]
 
[http://makeymakey.com/ makeymakey.com]
 
Here is a video that explains how it works:
 
 
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== Ways of using the MakeyMakey ==
 
== Ways of using the MakeyMakey ==

Latest revision as of 10:56, 11 January 2024

Makey Makey

Makey.jpg

What is a Makey Makey? How does it work? What kind of things can you do with it?

Makey Makey is an electronics board designed to connect everyday objects to computer keys. Using a a makey makey board, alligator clips, and a USB cable, the toy uses closed loop electrical signals to send the computer either a keyboard stroke or mouse click signal. With this you can turn any conductive object into an keyboard.

makeymakey.com

Ways of using the MakeyMakey

We created a Max application to trigger sound and videos with makeymakey. It's called maxeymaxey. Download it here. Or view the source here

There is also a processing code template. Add the Processing Sound library to processing! (From the Processing menu choose 'sketch -> import library -> add library')

Where to buy

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