A fellow organizer gave [Kieran] a [Harry Potter] Magic Candle, which allows him to light the toy with the wave of his IR-enabled wand. He was told to “make it do something cool”, so he took a ...

The Magic Wand Sensor is a smart home device designed by Seth Brasile of byteMyCache. It has several components that work together to create a playful experience for children.

The end result is an isolated point of light representing the tip of the wand, which can be fed into Open CV’s optical flow function to show [Adam] what shape the user was trying to make.