Okay thanks for your replies guys. As for getting it to work, do I need to set up some drivers or code anything for input to work, or since it's a HID USB it literally will just work out of the box? If not, could you link some set up information? I do want to learn how to do this myself since its fo...

So I am taking a class at college and my prof basically threw us a final project saying we have to learn how to use the Pi, make a noteworthy project, and have it all completed in a scary short amount of time. I have never used the pi before, and actually, mine hasn't been delivered yet but I want t...