FlyEarth07

When I posted about FlyEarth04 on the Slack microbit-community Channel, I got a reply from Bill Siever about his extension for connecting mbit to input devices via BLE, Bluetooth Low Energy. Cool. This would simplify the app: no need for Selenium or other code on the laptop. Why skip the project name from 04 to… Continue reading FlyEarth07

Fly Earth Project

This project uses a micro:bit’s accelerometer to read pitch and roll to control 3D view in Google Earth simulating the experience of flying for exploring places around the world. See it in action, in a new tab. With a PC you can try it out with a $25 mbit and this GitHub repo. Here’s how… Continue reading Fly Earth Project