Basic Electronics for Artists & Game Devs: 1

The cover image and text for the zine. A finger pressing a button below the words 'Basic Electronics for Artists & Game Devs'.
The cover image and text for the zine. A finger pressing a button below the words 'Basic Electronics for Artists & Game Devs'. A photograph of page 6 of the physical zine, showing the code necessary to detect a button press using a Teensy. A photograph of page 8 of the physical zine, explaining how buttons work (electrically). A photograph of page 13 of the physical zine, showing some pseudo-code for a program to read button presses and pass them on to a computer.

A zine developed for Biome Collective workshops that explains how to use a Teensy LC microcontroller to connect a button to your computer. This is often the first step in creating alternative controllers or interactive physical installations.

As it was developed for workshops it's written on the assumption that someone will be present to answer any questions. So although it's reasonably comprehensive there may be some gaps if you're reading it outside of a workshop.

This is (hopefully) the first of a series of basic electronics zines.