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at once, much like chaining a bunch of
if
statements together. To try it
out, click File
→
Examples
→
05.Control
→
switchCase in the IDE.
• To learn more about serial communication, take a look at the examples
under File
→
Examples
→
04.Communication in the IDE. Many of the ex-
amples demonstrate how to make Arduino interact with your computer
and include code for
Processing
, which is a simple programming lan-
guage and development environment. Much like Arduino, it makes get-
ting started really easy. Not only that, but the IDE should feel familiar to
you because the Arduino IDE is based on the Processing IDE!
• Try writing a
text adventure game
that you can play via serial. Maybe it
can also incorporate some physical components. Perhaps you could
light a real lamp when the player instructs your game to
LIGHT LAMP
.
