Alright, so I today I got bored and decided to create a function/program on Matlab (expensive custom math function program, cheap only if you're in college and have a University software store) and decided to create a function to simulate weather during an operating session using some of the lessons in my Computer Science 101 class.
I won't delve into the details of the program, but pretty much when the function/program is called, it generates an extremely random weather condition, such as sunny, cloudy, thunderstorms, etc. Before anyone asks me for a copy of the program, it can't be run unless you have Matlab. Once I have more experience with C++, I'll write up the program in that, though I should add, anyone with basic Computer Programming Skills should be able to make a similar program.
Anyways, I told a co-worker and then someone in my model railroad club about the program, and both came up with the same idea separately. What if you could sync the program with lights and sound on a layout in order to actually simulate weather conditions? So, for example, when the function generates thunderstorm, the lights would dim, rain would be heard over the speakers, and random thunderclaps, maybe a strobe light would go off. Has anyone ever done anything like this before?
I won't delve into the details of the program, but pretty much when the function/program is called, it generates an extremely random weather condition, such as sunny, cloudy, thunderstorms, etc. Before anyone asks me for a copy of the program, it can't be run unless you have Matlab. Once I have more experience with C++, I'll write up the program in that, though I should add, anyone with basic Computer Programming Skills should be able to make a similar program.
Anyways, I told a co-worker and then someone in my model railroad club about the program, and both came up with the same idea separately. What if you could sync the program with lights and sound on a layout in order to actually simulate weather conditions? So, for example, when the function generates thunderstorm, the lights would dim, rain would be heard over the speakers, and random thunderclaps, maybe a strobe light would go off. Has anyone ever done anything like this before?
