A Real-Life version of Flappy Bird conquered the online world by storm as the creator Fawn Qiu of High Low Tech revealed his creation to the media. The real-life Flappy Bird was first reported by Business Insider and now picked up by various international blogs.
Watch the video demo of Real-Life Flappy Bird:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I19S5RbtcY
Flappy Bird is considered as the hottest game for the past few weeks but the game was already taken down from both Google Play and App Store but those who had already download the game can still play it on their smart phone.
In an interview with Business Insider Fawn Qiu was quoted as saying “I wanted to combine my two interest and make a physical version of the digital game.” he said.
Fawn Qiu also noted that his Flappy Bird project will be used as a teaching tool for a wider audience, he also admitted that he loves Flappy Bird despite being a terrible player.
The Business Insider report noted that they first heard of Flappy Bird real life version through an Instagram Post. Fawn Qiu, the organizer of New York Tech Meetup group High Low Tech, which explores the intersection between hacking, technology, education and crafts introduced the said device to the media.
The first version of the Real-Life Flappy Bird according to Fawn Qiu is made using an Arduino, an open-source platform for creating electronic prototypes, two motors and some magnetic sensors.