Operation KiBa
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We had small red and yellow ball bath balls from an old installation in our basement. They became cherry and banana ice cream scoops for Operation KiBa. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Another recycled part were the core electronics of vehicles used in Niklas' old Bubble Blast game. The vehicles were redesigned in KiBa style. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

We thought it would be fun to spread all the balls across the play field in the beginning of the game. For this purpose, a giant ice cream bowl with a tipping mechanism was built. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

A wooden ice cream wagon was also built to be able to transport the installation parts. The wagon also included two joysticks and served as a game controller. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The backside of the joystick board including a circuit board with an Arduino microcontroller, a start button and the 433MHz transmitter module for remote controlling the vehicles. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Operation KiBa in transport modus, ready to be tested in our nearby park in Berlin. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Testing tilting the big bowl to spread the ice cream scoops. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The goal of the game is to collect as many as possible balls on a tray. The yellow tray is for the yellow 'banana' vehicle and the red one for the red 'cherry' vehicle. The color of the balls doesn't matter - otherwise the game is very challenging, but players can also develop their own rules. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Yellow 'banana' vehicle. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

We also had a portable KiBa Radio playing Komiku's soundtrack called Incredible Kart Game. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

When we arrived in Preungesheim, Frankfurt, we didn't have to wait long to be surrounded by eager players, who also helped us set up the play field. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

All the KiBa balls tidily placed in the big bowl, ready to be tilted and scattered all over the place. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The yellow and red joysticks were used to remote control the ice cream vehicles. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Operation KiBa in action. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

The balls being collected on the red tray. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

In the end of the game the players could count how many balls they had collected, while others were already clearing out the play field for the next round. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä

Operation KiBa packed in the wagon, ready to go home. / CC BY Niklas Roy & Kati Hyyppä