Grind & Groove

Become a DJ using coffee grinder!

Grind & Groove is a rhythm-based performance game where players use a modified coffee grinder as the controller. Guided by an LED strip, players rotate the grinder handle to hit the right beats. With each precise turn, vibrant VJ visuals light up a screen behind the player, creating a dynamic show for onlookers. 

The better the player’s timing, the more colorful and energetic the visuals become, transforming their performance into an immersive musical experience!

This game is made for the REPLAY programme's course Experimental Play Lab: Weird Input. It connects Arduino with TouchDesigner by serial monitor. The LEDs are coordinated with music rhythms using json file. Player's actions are detected using rotary encoder and influenced the hitting visual effects.

Team members:

Huan Teng (Game design/ Audio processing)

Yingshi Liang (Hardware program/ Visual effects)

Mozh Fatemeh Norouzi (VI design)

Amir Hosein Khalilzadeh (Visual effects)