Spaceteam

A modified version of the base code for ESP32 version of the game 'Spaceteam'

Original base code: https://github.com/ttseng/COMS3930-Fall2024/blob/main/Module%203/espaceteam.ino

Contributing members: Aliya Tang, Diego Rivas Lazala, Hari Manasa Bhimaraju, and Karin Novelia

What you will need:

1. Several LilyGo T-Display board (at least 2 for the game to run).
2. Install the correct driver for the LilyGo T-Display.
3. USB-C cable with working data connections.
4. Install the Arduino IDE

Arduino IDE Setup:

1. Download the TFT_eSPI library by Bodmer:

   • Open Arduino IDE
   • Click Tools > Manage Libraries
   • Search for "tft_espi" by Bodmer and click install.
   • Navigate to the library on your computer's file manager (e.g., Documents/Arduino/libraries/tft_espi
   • Open the file "User_Setup_Select.h"
   • Comment out "#include <User_setup.h>" near the top of the page
   • Uncomment "#include <User_Setups/Setup25_TTGO_T_Display.h>" further down the page (the lines are in numeric order).

2. Install the ESP 32 Board Library:

   • We will install it through Arduino IDE.
   • First, go to this website and under "Installing using Arduino IDE" copy the "Stable release link".
   • Open Arduino IDE.
   • Click File > Preferences
   • At the bottom of the "Settings" tab, in "Additional boards manager URLs", paste the stable release link in the text box, click OK.
   • Click Tools > Board > Boards Manager
   • Search for 'esp32' by Espressif and click Install

How to recreate this project:

1. After setting up, connect your board to your computer with the USB-C cable.
2. Open Arduino IDE. Click the upper-left dropdown menu to select your Board and Port. It will usually pop-up as "LilyGo T-Display" on port "COM xx".
3. Open 'espaceteam.ino' and upload it to all ESP32 devices
4. Try out the game for yourself! For best experience, once all devices are connected, click reset at the same time on all devices to sync round

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