Film themed mini golf courses
This was a whole series of vaguely film based mini golf course holes. Usually 9 holes and all built indoors.
The main issue with these builds was the copyright issue. I had to advise many times that I thought they were treading a bit close to the line and some of the installations had to be re-thought at the last minute to avoid any problems.
Below is a small selection of the control systems and the installs.
The main issue with these builds was the copyright issue. I had to advise many times that I thought they were treading a bit close to the line and some of the installations had to be re-thought at the last minute to avoid any problems.
Below is a small selection of the control systems and the installs.
A simple over-view
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Most of the control systems consisted of either a Teensy 4.1 or an ESP32 mounted on my bespoke breakout boards that I designed earlier in the year.
These breakout boards make life a lot easier and also include a protected 230v input that provides the +5v or +3.3v I need for various other parts of the system. For instance, the image to the right controlled an illuminated bike. It had a Teensy 4.1 on the breakout board, along with my 8 channel RGBW driver board (also my design). Sound was provided by a Tsunami Wav player board, as this allows live channel mixing etc |
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1x 30W amplifier with it's own anti-pop speaker relay completed the sound system.
4x Mosfets controlled the illumination if 4x push buttons that created a 'Simon' style memory game that if you correctly remembered the sound and light sequence, opened a mechanical gold course shortcut.
That 12v actuator was controlled by 2x DPDT relays.
Most of the installations had IR break-beam sensors to detect the golf ball going where you intended. This usually triggered some event.
4x Mosfets controlled the illumination if 4x push buttons that created a 'Simon' style memory game that if you correctly remembered the sound and light sequence, opened a mechanical gold course shortcut.
That 12v actuator was controlled by 2x DPDT relays.
Most of the installations had IR break-beam sensors to detect the golf ball going where you intended. This usually triggered some event.
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For instance, the Volcano was run by one of my DMX boards.
When a ball entered the top of the volcano, an IR beam triggered an eruption. This was a smoke machine that used quick dissipation CO2 fluid (so it didn't linger too long) and a heavy rumble sound effect with explosion, played through a large bass guitar amplifier. An RGB spotlight mounted above that flickered during the eruption completed the effect. |
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A similar system triggered a shark sound effect etc when a ball went in the mouth of a shark.
There were some tilt mazes as well. Not film themed, just simple centre pivoted tables that you guided a ball around to score points. To improve the gameplay of this installation, it was give 5 scoring opportunities (holes) and on the front of the maze there were 5x ball exits. Each exit had an IR sensor. This would illuminate the winning score on some bespoke, large red LED numbers. These numbers performed an animated routine when the table was tilted. This was achieved using a Gyro sensor. There was also an RGB strip across the front that animated left and right depending on the way you tilted the table. Tilting front to back changed the colours. |
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