Watch: These awesome gamers play real-life Space Invaders

20 September 2016

Ever wanted to take your videogame skills to the real world?

That’s exactly what Tomer Daniel and his crew of twelve hackers, welders, and coders did when they built a Space Invaders game for GeekCon 2016, reports Hackaday.

Tomer’s company makes software for coordinating UAV fleets, so it’s not a coincidence that he would have eight DJI Phantom’s onhand and the ability drive them.

The team put together RGB LED matrices, laser sensors, and outfitted each Invader with its own Arduino.

The welders built up a track and cart so that the player would slide back and forth over a twenty meter set of rails.

The result is spectacular. Check out the full video below:


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