![]() “I thought that this would be the perfect chance to try integrating both of my interests together with the Sphero and MYO. “I’ve always had a passion for music and video games,” he said. Using an electromagnetic armband, players must direct the Sphero ball’s movement in response to colors (indicating directions) that shift with the music. Tae Hong Min, Project Elixia:This app asks users to upload a file of music, and then creates a game that is designed to be played along to the uploaded music. “I’m the oldest of six – soon to be the oldest of seven – children, so growing up I would say I got a pretty good idea of how quickly things can break around younger ones.” “I felt my project would be a great way for younger children to engage with the Sphero robot without being handed a $200+ phone/tablet,” he said. ![]() Tony Carmalitano, Sphero Drive:This project allows users to connect to, drive, and direct the Sphero ball using an Xbox One controller. They will continue their projects until the end of the month. These students have tackled everything from Sphero-based tap of war (like tug of war), to Sphero GPS, to Sphero Morse code communications. Three weeks ago, Secord put 10 of his brightest student partners (MSPs) to work on Sphero projects of their own choosing. You don’t have to within the boundaries of Microsoft, Android, whatever it might be.” He hopes that the work the students are doing will “inspire some other student developers that are out there to go out, and try to think outside the box and build cool, different things using multiple different technologies. ![]() “We definitely want to make it interactive,” Secord said. Matt Secord, MSP program manager, said he set up the Sphero project to help the students lead by example, allowing them to integrate technology in cool, new, and interesting ways. The MSP program is made up of 100 students at colleges and universities across the country who demonstrate and spread the word about Microsoft technology to other students.
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