Quick and Dirty implementation of simple question and answer game using circuit playground as feedback. Built to experiment neopixel control and animation with circuitplayground.

trueorfalseCircuitPlayground.py

"""This is a simple 4 question game example highlighting use of circuitplaygrounds neopixels"""
from adafruit_circuitplayground import cp
import math
import time


green = (0, 200, 0)
red = (200, 0, 0)
purple = (150, 0, 100)
blue = (0, 0, 200)
correct = (255, 255, 255)

answer1 = "donald trump"
answer2 = "covid 19"
answer3 = "angela merkel"
answer4 = "xi jingping"
score = 0
print("works")


while True:
    print("works")

    def lightReact(whatIsIt, userinput):
        print("********")
        print(whatIsIt)
        print(userinput)
        global score

        if userinput == answer1 or userinput == answer2 or userinput == answer3 or userinput == answer4:
            whatIsIt = True
        else:
            whatIsIt = False

        if whatIsIt is False:
            cp.pixels.fill(red)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 1.0
            time.sleep(0.4)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 0.0
            time.sleep(0.4)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 1.0
            time.sleep(0.4)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 0.0
            time.sleep(0.6)
        else:
            score += 1
            print("****** CORRECT ******")
            print("You scored %d/4" % score)
            cp.pixels.fill(green)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 1.0
            time.sleep(0.4)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 0.0
            time.sleep(0.4)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 1.0
            time.sleep(0.4)
            cp.pixels.brightness = 0.0
            time.sleep(0.6)
    def countDown():

        cp.pixels.brightness = 0.1
        cp.pixels.fill(correct)
        global score

        # score based proportionality light
        if score != 0:
            print("1")
            cp.pixels.brightness = float((score/3 * 1)/10)
            time.sleep(0.1)
            print("2")
            cp.pixels.brightness = float((score/3 * 2)/10)
            time.sleep(0.1)
            print("3")
            cp.pixels.brightness = float((score/3 * 3)/10)
            time.sleep(0.1)
            print("Go")
            cp.pixels.brightness = float((score/3 * 4)/10)
            time.sleep(0.1)
        else:
            print("1")
            cp.pixels.brightness = 0.3
            time.sleep(0.5)
            print("2")
            cp.pixels.brightness = 0.6
            time.sleep(0.5)
            print("3")
            cp.pixels.brightness = 0.9
            time.sleep(0.5)
            print("Go")
            cp.pixels.brightness = score/5
            time.sleep(0.8)
    whatIsIt = True

    countDown()
    # for question 1
    print("Who is the current US President?")
    userinput = input()
    lightReact(whatIsIt, userinput)
    countDown()
    # for question 2
    print("What is the current outbreak?")
    userinput = input()
    lightReact(whatIsIt, userinput)
    countDown()
    # for question 3
    print("What is the name of the german chancellor?")
    userinput = input()
    lightReact(whatIsIt, userinput)
    countDown()
    # for question 4
    print("What is the name of the chinese prime minister?")
    userinput = input()
    lightReact(whatIsIt, userinput)
    countDown()
    time.sleep(1.5)