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Show HN: Imposter Attack – Among Us-themed infrared game made with ESP32

The design and construction of "Imposter Attack," a custom interactive game with ESP32-powered infrared targets, creative lighting, sound effects, and an Among Us-themed designs

At Legoland California this past summer I rode a Lego-styled ancient Egyptian adventure ride where you travel through a tomb and shoot as many snakes and mummies and things as you can with a laser gun. Made of two components, a reader and base station that communicate wirelessly, opening them revealed that they were powered by a versatile, programmable chip called ESP32. While working on the game I used my newfound ESP32 skills to do some other projects, such as automating the remote-controlled blinds in our bedroom as well as a motion sensor that would send Pushover notifications to my phone.

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