FacePy Bird is an OpenCV-based program that allows the user to play Flappy Bird using head nods instead of traditional keyboard inputs. The program uses Mediapipe to estimate the user's head pose, and maps specific head gestures to the game controls.
To start the program, navigate to the root directory and run the python main.py command. Make sure that your webcam is properly connected and positioned before running the program. The game will begin automatically, and you can use head nods to control the bird's movement through the pipes.
The program uses a simple threshold-based gesture detection algorithm, which may require some tuning depending on the lighting conditions and user posture.
To run this project,
- Install Python 3.11 or above from here
- Install Mediapipe and its dependencies.
- Clone the repository:
or download as a zip file and extract.
git clone https://github.com/victor-hugo-dc/FacePyBird2.0.git - To install all dependencies, run:
pip install -r requirements.txt - In the root directory, run:
python3 main.py - Use Q to close the game.