The goal of this investigation was to figure out how feasable it would be to allow real time input gathering without the use of any external sensors. My initial attempt was the use the change in resistance from placing a finger on the conductive material, however I was not successful as the change seemed to be negligible. My next preliminary attempt was to close an open circuit using a finger. This experiment proved more fruitful, however I noticed that the resistance was fairly high and was not a consistent value each time.
The open circuit:
Closing said circuit:
The resistance (which fluctuated between 1-3 mega ohms):
