During gameplay various real-world props are controlled by the game. These items are part of a feedback system that helps players identify their next objectives. This was initially done with Arduino, but we needed to control too many objects at once. A mentor suggested that Phidgets would be better for our use case so I started researching how to connect them with Unity.

Through testing I found that the more complex real-world object system led to more error points, so I simplified it through various iterations. The final version I worked on treated each connection as an on/off switch, controlled by whichever string had been assigned to that port. This allowed anyone on the team to add real-world objects as needed. Programming what amounted to the ghost in the haunted house was an incredible experience I won’t soon forget.