Basketball using Micro:bit
In this activity, we will make a fun game using radio communication between two Micro:bits. Both players will hold a Micro:bit in their hands. One of the users will have a ball shape displayed on their Micro:bit. If the user shakes their Micro:bit, the message will be sent to the other Micro:bit, and the display will show a ball on the other user’s Micro:bit. The display of the first user will go blank. It shows that the first user has transferred the ball to the second user. The second user can also shake their Micro:bit to pass the ball back to the first user. Figure 13.2 shows the arrangement for the basketball passing game:
Figure 13.2 – Passing the basketball from one Micro:bit to another
For coding, we will code both the Micro:bits with the same code. We define a custom display using the Image() function. The function will define a 5 x 5 image. The intensity of the LED can be set between 0 to 8. Here, a 0 value...