for my final i wanted to use the game of life i found online to connect a nurf gun controller to the computer using serial communication but was unable to figure out a way to use that code so instead i decided to understand the game of life fully and try and change the code slightly to fit better what i was looking for so i removed things like a start position because i thought it would be impossible to aim using the microbit inside the gun, and things like color and i also changed one of the rules so get some larger and less uniform outcomes. so instead to show that my tin foil circut inside the gun set off simple lights which were to show that the idea worked and if i could connect them it would have done what i had hoped. To create the tinfoil circut i connected tin foil so it would over lap once the trigger was pressed and would act as a switch so power can flow through. i wish i had more time to try and figure the serial communication out but besides that i am very happy i ended up with all the parts i wanted working at least.
- cory aberle