The entire Makey Makey circuitry takes quite a bit of time to set up, so we arrived at the installation site really early in the morning to get started. (Aliya was unable to make it on the installation date).

There were a lot of difficulties that we were able to ultimately surpass! For example, we had to ceiling mount the projector in order for it to shine directly down at the tables, but we were worried about getting to the ceiling. Instead, Nathan and Judy figured out an ingenious way to "ceiling mount" by attaching the projector to the vents using zip-ties. Don't worry, the projector is Nathan's, and there was no harm done! In fact it was actually quite effective.

Meanwhile Judy set up the circuitry. For Makey Makey's to work, it needs to create a circuit. We had the users stand on an aluminum foil mat (rigged with wires) with bare feet and by touching the small aluminum squares also connected with a wire, they'd create a circuit with the Makey Makey through their bodies. There are around 22 circuits total, so this took a bit of time.

Originally we wanted to cover the tabletop with a thin white bedsheet so that the projection would shine right over the capacitive surfaces clearly, but the bedsheet was still too thick for the current to go through. But without the bedsheet, the reflective aluminum foil made it really hard to see what was underneath it. In a quick last minute change, we covered the aluminum with tissue paper (though fragile, surprisingly effective), and it made it much more legible.