Memory game

Project Status

🚧 In Development

Current version

v0.3.0 - LED sequence and speed control

Goal:

To create a fully functional Simon style Memory game complete with an enclosure, increasing difficulty and sound feedback.

Gameplay Overview:

At startup, a random sequence of LEDs is displayed. The player must replicate the sequence using the corresponding colored buttons. Each successful round increases the difficulty by extending the sequence length and increasing the playback speed. If the player enters an incorrect sequence at any point, the game ends.

Recent Changes:

Created the led sequence with increasing difficulty and added a potentiometer to control the speed of the leds to add a layer of difficulty control.

Components Used:

Name	Quantity
Buttons	3(Each of different color, must correspond to LED colors)
LEDs	3(Each of different color)
Resistors 220 Ω	3
Arduino Uno	1
Piezo Buzzer	1
Potentiometer	1
Jumper wires	As per requirement

Planned Features:

• Simon says style memory game
• Sound feedback
• Random sequence generation
• Progressive difficulty scaling
• Custom enclosure

Progress Roadmap:

Section 1: Planning

• Define project concept
• Select components
• Create GitHub repository
• Create initial project structure
• Draft wiring schematic

Section 2: Core Hardware

• Connect LEDs and verify operation
• Connect buttons and verify input
• Connect buzzer and verify sound output
• Build and test complete circuit

Section 3: Core Game Logic

• Generate random sequences
• Display sequence to player
• Read player input
• Validate player input
• Implement win/lose conditions
• Add score tracking

Section 4: Difficulty System

• Increase sequence length each level
• Add potentiometer to control led blink speed
• Balance game difficulty

Section 5: Audio Feedback

• Add unique tones for each button
• Add correct input feedback
• Add incorrect input feedback
• Add startup melody

Section 6: Enclosure Design

• Create initial enclosure concept
• Design button layout
• Design LED placement
• Create enclosure v1
• Refine enclosure based on testing
• Finalize enclosure design

Section 7: Testing & Optimization

• Test all game functions
• Fix identified bugs
• Improve code organization
• Perform final hardware verification

Section 8: Documentation

• Create final schematic
• Add circuit images
• Add project photos
• Document challenges faced
• Document lessons learned
• Complete README

Challenges Faced:

To be updated during development

Skills Learned:

To be updated during development

Section 9: Future Improvements:

• Add EEPROM to save important user data such as high scores
• Add LCD for live feedback
• Create custom Win/Lose screens for the LCD
• Add a LED matrix to increase difficulty as sequences can come from a bigger space and in a harder to remember pattern
• Make it chargeable by adding a battery charging module
• Multiple Game play modes
• Use ESP32 instead of Arduino to link the game to an online leaderboard

Images

Hardware Prototype v1

Hardware Prototype v2