{"id":4391,"date":"2015-09-25T13:11:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T13:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2015-09-25T13:11:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T13:11:51","slug":"diy-for-the-weekend-build-a-nerf-blaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/combo\/2015\/09\/25\/diy-for-the-weekend-build-a-nerf-blaster\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY for the Weekend: Build A NERF\u00ae Blaster!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love a\u00a0NERF<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> blaster? And what could be better than a blaster that you build yourself and can be used either manually or autonomously?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2693\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/09\/Nerf_Blaster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2693\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/09\/Nerf_Blaster-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Autonomous NERF Blaster created by Bryce Bigger \" width=\"217\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autonomous NERF\u00ae Blaster created by Bryce Bigger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bryce Bigger&#8217;s book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/infohawk.uiowa.edu\/F\/?func=find-b&amp;find_code=SYS&amp;local_base=UIOWA&amp;request=007366967\" ><em>Build Your Own\u00a0Autonomous NERF<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Blaster<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is aimed towards those who are less familiar with coding and physical computing &#8211; however, if you are more knowledgeable\u00a0about\u00a0coding and tinkering, he provides more advanced alternatives to &#8220;level up&#8221; your project.<\/p>\n<p>Both a Processing and\u00a0an Arduino crash course are provided. By using open-source, cross-platform creative coding, Bigger provides an inexpensive way to begin. Lots of screen prints and step-by-step instructions will have you processing before you know it and give you &#8220;mad new skills&#8221; to take you into the Arduino crash course. Again, the many\u00a0pictures and careful instructions will get you to the point where you will be able to use\u00a0your new processing and Arduino skills to move to the next stage of building your own blaster!<\/p>\n<p>Once you have those\u00a0basic skills, Bigger will\u00a0walk you, step-by-step, through understanding and setting up a motion detection system and creating the\u00a0brains and eyes of the\u00a0blaster are also carefully spelled out. He then\u00a0explains his\u00a0tinkering process and how he ended up designing the foam blaster for MailChimp<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. All phases of the\u00a0NERF<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> blaster development are\u00a0explained clearly and include photographs and screen shots.<\/p>\n<p>A complete list of parts (and some places where they may be purchased) is also given.<\/p>\n<p>So, pull out your NERF<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0guns and enjoy the weekend!<\/p>\n<p>\n<!-- Code Embed v2.1.1 --><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/16277816\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/16277816\">NERF Sentinel from AdobeMAX Keynote<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/thebiggerdesign\">The Bigger Design<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Code Embed code -->\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2695\" style=\"width: 159px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/09\/Nerf_Bookjacket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2695\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/09\/Nerf_Bookjacket-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"Engineering Library TJ223 .P76 B544 2013\" width=\"149\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engineering Library TJ223 .P76 B544 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bigger, Bryce. 2013.\u00a0<em>Build your own autonomous NERF Blaster : programming mayhem with\u00a0Processing\u00a0and Arduino.<\/em> New York : McGraw Hill. <a href=\"http:\/\/infohawk.uiowa.edu\/F\/?func=find-b&amp;find_code=SYS&amp;local_base=UIOWA&amp;request=007366967\" >Engineering Library TJ223 .P76 B544 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn&rsquo;t love a&nbsp;NERF&reg; blaster? And what could be better than a blaster that you build yourself and can be used either manually or autonomously? 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