Pi Ball – A Spherical and Interactive Raspberry Pi 2 Case

RE: Pi Ball – A Spherical and Interactive Raspberry Pi 2 Case

Former Member — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:53:03 GMT

Wow, this is really cool! Something I could think of if you were to produce a lot more of these would be to program some games that used this as a controller. You could add one or two physical buttons and use it to move a 3d character by rolling out around in your hand and occasionally pushing the buttons. I imagine that would work well for an rpg, or another type of game that doesn't require fast reactions. If you made it bigger, maybe you could add a vibration function? Just to add more feedback for controller function. What do you think?

Love the work, keep on creating!

RE: Pi Ball – A Spherical and Interactive Raspberry Pi 2 Case

Former Member — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:58:01 GMT

So could you hook it up to a portable hdmi tv,put the pi in a bag and use itlika a normal laptop?

RE: Pi Ball – A Spherical and Interactive Raspberry Pi 2 Case

dagonlan931 — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 03:05:56 GMT

that is pretty awesome! maybe when i get the RPI2 ill give it a shot. all and all great design!

RE: Pi Ball – A Spherical and Interactive Raspberry Pi 2 Case

Former Member — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:37:00 GMT

Whoa, awesome project. I wonder what it would take to fit some motors in there too? [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fb0be454-0c26-46bc-b3eb-50f939029f87/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

For driving the NeoPixels, you may find this board I made to be helpful:

FadeCandy - Dithering USB-Controlled Driver for NeoPixels ID: 1689 - $24.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY elec…

RE: Pi Ball – A Spherical and Interactive Raspberry Pi 2 Case

timmytheerabbit — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 06:12:12 GMT

Simple as it looks, it's a very creative design. I LIKE IT!! GREAT JOB!!!