Nekolympic
This is a project to create a sports game that can be used for fitness by combining Scratch3.0, micro:bit, and exercise equipments.
Thanks to Scratchlink, we can connect the physical world with events in the screen. This project senses the movement of exercise equipment with micro:bit and reflects it on the movement of Scratchcat in the screen.
We use cheap exercise equipment, and some have replaced kitchenware.
Sports games can be played on Nintendo game console, but the significance of this project isthat children can experience STEAM + Sports (STEAMS) by creating their own games.
"Nekolympic" is a coined word that combines the Japanese "neko"(cat) and the Olympics.
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<Contact>
*Using BLE-HID extension instead of Scratchlink
https://makecode.microbit.org/pkg/bsiever/microbit-pxt-blehi
<Hardware example>
Nekolympic uses inexpensive training equipment and kitchen goods.
Bicycle inflator(for boat race) |
Chopping board(for skate board) |
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Strap(for 100m race) |
Armwresling trainer(for armwrestling) |
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Fitness bike(for cycle race) |
Ladle(for golf) |
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Twist board(for ski) |
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<Introduced in a magazine "Kodomono Kagaku"(Science for children) August 2019 issue>
<Featured in TV news in August 2019>
<Introduced in a Scratch book written by Prof.Kazuhiro Abe and Prof.Manabu Sugiura>
<Introduced in the "Interface" magazine>
<Introduced in a TV show>
<Introduced in "AMD Kids Programming Camp">
https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/066/4066289/
<Introduced by "Game Makers">
https://gamemakers.jp/article/2024_07_19_74078/
<Demo at events>
March3 2019 Coder Dojo Moriya
March31 2019 A event for teachers "WATCHA!?Programing"
Skateboard |
100m race |
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Cycle race |
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May4,5 2019 Maker Faire Kyoto2019
May11 2019 Scratch Day in Tokyo
May26 2019 Scratch Day Kashiwa
June9 2019 Scratch Day Shinshuu
August4 2019 Maker Faire Tokyo 2019
micro:bit Asia Pacific manager
Mr.Waris Candra↓ |
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February15,16 2020年 Tsukuba Mini Maker Faire 2020
May2,3 2020 Maker Faire Kyoto 2020(Cancelled due to the COVID-19,we exhibited at analternative online event.)
https://twitter.com/nekoma_seisaku/status/1256408665612931072
May23,2020 Virtually Maker Faire
https://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/71955/
July23~25 2020 Scratch Conferance 2020 at MIT
(Postponed due to the COVID-19)
July21~24 2021 Scratch Conferance 2021 at MIT
https://app.swapcard.com/event/scratch2021
Dec 3~5,2021 micro:bit Live2021
May4,2022 A workshop was held at the "GIGAGIG" event for teachers.
Dec3,4 2022 Ogaki Mini Maker Faire 2022
April29,30 2023 Maker Faire Kyoto2023
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←Mr.Gareth Stockdale
Micro:bit Educational Foundation CEO,trying the Nekoiympic. |
May13,14 2023 mk.ctrl.Japan5 in the Gamemarket 2023 spring
May20 2023 Scratch Day in Tokyo 2023 at the Aoyamagakuin Univ.
July20 2023 Scratch Conferance 2023(Online)
Click here to show recording.
Aug25-27 2023 mk.ctrl.Japan7 in the Shibuya Sakuragaoka Gamecenter
Oct14-15 2023Maker Faire Tokyo 2023 in micro:bit champions & friends
Oct20-22 2023 Maker Faire Rome 2023
Nov11-12 2023 Maker Faire Shenzhen 2023
Nov2 2023 Programming cafe for kids in Takamatsu city
Nov26 2023 Sanuki X Game 2023 in Takamatsu city
Dec 8-10 2023 make.ctrl.Japan 8 in G-EIGHT GameShow in Taipei
Dec 27 2023 Jimokids Festival 2023 Winter in Tokyo
Jan 28 2024 Tokyo Progaraming contest for children
Feb 25 2024 Makers Festival in Nagaoka city
May18-19 2024 make.ctrl.Japan 9 at the Yomiuri-Land in Tokyo
May26 2024 Scratch Day Tokyo 2024 at the Aoyama Gakuin Univ.
July19-21 2024 make.ctrl.Japan 10 in the Bit Summit Drift in Kyoto
Sep 8 2024 at programming workshop in Lenovo corp. in Tokyo
Oct 21-22 2024 Maker Faire Tokyo 2024 with "micro:bit chaimpions"