The concept is taking the on ice "shooter tutor" (a wooden or plastic obstacle to shoot around) and bringing it indoors. It allows people to test their shooting ability on a smaller scale, with the reward of a goal celebration animation. The idea is to be used as a gaming device or a coaching mechanism, to help improve shooting accuracy skills.
The million dollar budget: It would be a full scale hockey net and sticks. The animation would have top-notch graphics and would be timed with the motion of the player. Additionally I would add a traditional red light behind the net and an authentic goal horn. In a gaming arcade there could be multiples of the game lined up and have a competition to the most goals.
What I tried: Originally my idea was to take the mouse apart and solder my own wires in place of the switch. I bought pin headers and alligator clips and spent hours trying to re-solder the mouse circuit board but the solder we were using was old and wouldn't stick. I experimented with thick pieces of aluminum, tin foil, and copper wire. The best plan was to have two long stripped pieces of copper wire, stretched diagonally across each piece of wood contact. Therefore the X characteristic of the wires would ensure contact no matter which direction the swinging wood piece would go.
Finished Project: In the end I had to take an entirely new mouse and drill a hole in the button and have a long screw project outward from the mouse so that the swinging piece of wood (with the target on the front) could easily hit it.
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