dance-cat-to-mouse VS pop-that-balloon-desktop

Compare dance-cat-to-mouse vs pop-that-balloon-desktop and see what are their differences.

dance-cat-to-mouse

Dance collaboratively the cat to catch the mouse. (by mristin)

pop-that-balloon-desktop

Pop the balloons using your body pose estimation. (by mristin)
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dance-cat-to-mouse

Posts with mentions or reviews of dance-cat-to-mouse. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-12.
  • Semaphore: A Full-Body Keyboard
    12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Apr 2023
    Cool ideas!

    I implemented a couple of mini-games using a dance mat as well:

    https://github.com/mristin/dance-a-mole-desktop

    https://github.com/mristin/judo-dance-desktop/

    https://github.com/mristin/dance-cat-to-mouse

    https://github.com/mristin/burpee-frog-desktop

    https://github.com/mristin/dance-runaway-desktop

    Dance mat could be even easier to integrate as it acts just as a normal joystick. The problem, though, is that many games expect reaction times achievable with a keyboard & mouse, but leg movements are a bit slower.

    The problem with the dance mat is that you can not use it in a school class as you need extra equipment. It worked well in a dojo for my judo classes, though.

pop-that-balloon-desktop

Posts with mentions or reviews of pop-that-balloon-desktop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-16.
  • Show HN: Let your body be the gamepad
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Apr 2023
    I made a keyboard emulator that tracks your body pose and emits the key presses accordingly.

    My main motivation was to make my kids move more on rainy days. I already made a couple of mini-games using the body pose [1-3], and those were definitely fun to make and play! However, once the kids learned the tricks, they got bored. I could only produce that much content myself, and soon realized that I lack time for churning out games.

    Finally, I decided to tap into an endless pool of PC games, preferrably simple and less addictive ones like the Gameboy and DOS games.

    This project has been also inspired by [4], which has been featured on HN recently.

    [1]: https://github.com/mristin/pop-that-balloon-desktop

  • Semaphore: A Full-Body Keyboard
    12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Apr 2023
    * https://github.com/mristin/pop-that-balloon-desktop/releases...

    If you want to run the code manually, install it in the virtual environment. Then you can simply run commands `ski-leu` or `pop-that-balloon`.

    Btw., I use pop-that-balloon for basketball dribbling training, and a friend uses it for boxing. Have fun & please let me know if you use it for yet another sport :).

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dance-cat-to-mouse and pop-that-balloon-desktop you can also consider the following projects:

judo-dance-desktop - Practice judo techniques using a dancing pad.

body-gamepad - Emulate arrow keys and two buttons with your arms and legs.

Semaphore - A full-body keyboard using gestures to type through computer vision

CheekyKeys - Use Python, OpenCV, and MediaPipe to control a keyboard with facial gestures

burpee-frog-desktop - Jump burpees and lead the frog to its beloved one.

ski-leu-desktop - Ski through a dangerous forest.

dance-a-mole-desktop - Dance the moles back into their holes instead of whacking them.

dance-runaway-desktop - Run away dancing the mat.

cactusss-desktop - Steer the balloon with your head through a thorny cactus desert.