Microbit Empathy

Here's a small program using the radio to communicate between two or more microbits, cleverly titled Empathy. Each shows a static square on the display. When one microbit is shaken, it broadcasts a message. Any microbit in earshot will then display a "shaken" image animation for a few seconds.

Code

from microbit import *
import radio
import random

centre_cube = Image(
            "00000:"
            "09990:"
            "09990:"
            "09990:"
            "00000")

left_cube = Image(
            "00000:"
            "99900:"
            "99900:"
            "99900:"
            "00000")

right_cube = Image(
            "00000:"
            "00999:"
            "00999:"
            "00999:"
            "00000")

shake_frames = [centre_cube, left_cube, right_cube]

radio.on()

while True:

    display.show(centre_cube)

    # Shake to send a message
    if accelerometer.was_gesture("shake"):
        radio.send('shake')
        
    # Read any incoming messages.
    message = radio.receive()
    if message and message == 'shake':
        for i in range(1, 5):
            display.show(shake_frames, delay=50) #, delay=200, wait=False)