For a exchange program between my university (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) and OECU(Osaka electro communication university). I went to Osaka and there I did a group project called Virtual horror house. The task was to create a horror house that works autonomic. With the Arduino switchboard and Oculus Rift DK1.

The product:
The user entered in  the room and saw a sales infomercial about this apartment. When the users closes the door the lights starts to flicker. At the same time a static noise and screen appears. And a couple of seconds later a image comes on tv and tells the user to put the oculus on to tell the user the story what happened in the house. The user witnesses a movie in the Oculus Rift. It's about a family killing where the husband murders his wife and hides her in the wall. This scene is in the form of flashbacks where a ghost appears in the oculus. After the user removes the Oculus and the room returns to normal. But after a couple of seconds at place where body was hidden a piece of wall falls and the arm of the victim appears. Giving a big surprise to the user.

My role in the project
My task in the project the connection of the physical hardware with Unity3. But also making possible that the sequence of the correct prob was called at the correct time. So I created code that read out the the sensors in the arduino switchboard then those values where send to the application. The application then sends the correct value back to the switchboard, and the switchboard started the physical prob(ex. a falling arm or a closing door) to move.

Other task were designing the story and helping on building up the the probs and the horror house.

What did i learn?
A great deal in how to use switchboards in combination with Unity3d, but also a lot about getting steady readings out of sensors. I didn’t have any experience with electronics. So creating a network of lights, moving arms and doors that open and close by them self was was quite a challenge. Another important learning point was working in a international setting. I learned how to behave with Japanese and Brazilian persons.