Tune In to “Higher Lower”, the Minimal Handheld Electronic Game
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Summary
Developer Tommy has created a minimalistic handheld electronic game called “Higher Lower”
The game plays two tones through a speaker and asks players to answer whether the second tone was higher or lower in pitch, with limited electronics and 3D printed components to limit player input to two buttons.
The design challenges included effective communication of game state and scoring through audio tones only, and the best method for generating a random seed without additional components.
Tommy also used Development tools for the Arduboy DIY handheld console along with a hardware emulator to simplify the software design process and make it more convenient, and all the design files are available on GitHub along with a kit available from oskitone.com with documentation.
Future developments could include the ESP32 to control a simple web page to show high scores and provide a more interactive experience.
