Power Up VBS - Multicade Design & Build
Power Up VBS was themed around kids getting trapped in the video game. This Multicade served as the main prop in the play. I designed it for 4 players using 3D Software (Blender) and had some help with the MDF construction. I then layout out the buttons and wired it all up, I even went as far as wiring it into a Rasp Pie so we could actually game on it and use it later in our Kids Ministry. The set design and props were created for an annual Vacation Bible School hosted at LS Church in Alvin, TX.
Finished Multicade in centerstage
My Blender blueprints for the construction guys
My 4 Player Arcade kit from Amazon
Here are the controls laid out how I needed them for the skit
Under the joystick panel
I wired all 4 controls to a Raspberry Pi
Had to use some temp Gaff tape to pull off the construction in time
Here it is functioning with the emulator for testing
Of course we had to play it to make sure it worked
This is the DMX controlled LED panel for the fake stage wires that "power" the Multicade
Wes wired this part up with a DMX controlled LED kit he bought online
Here is His other control panel behind the Multicade for the LED wire lights
Blender layout for the wiring to power the multicade
Here is the DMX LED kit working
Here are Caden and the actors getting ready to work with the Multicade Prop
Post VBS - The Multicade lives on in the Kid's Ministry