touch sensor -> arduino -> flash animation

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Ok, this is a really general call for help. I need some pointers on where I might be able to get started on this concept. I am a ridiculous noob for which I apologize.

This is what i'm aiming for: an analog touch sensor is pressed so that it goes over a threshold value. this counts as a "press". this then goes via the arduino into flash, where a leaf appears on a virtual tree animation. When the sensor is pressed again, another leaf appears.

I really know nothing about coding, but i can draw a pretty vector image (not entirely useful right now...)

My current guess is that i need to follow this tutorial : http://cote.cc/blog/interfacing-flash-and-arduino-from-scratch-part-1 , then somehow use flash code to take the input from the arduino and tell the graphic to appear.

Is this the right approach? Has anyone done anything similar?

Huge thanks,

Susan

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If you haven't decided on a sensor yet, consider this part: Automotive, IoT & Industrial Solutions | NXP Semiconductors

It will communicate with the Arduino over the I2C protocol which is well suppored by the Wire library (Arduino Playground - I2C).

It's a bit overkill since it's supports up to 8 pads, but at <$4 for the part, it's not expensive and easy to interface.

Jim.

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Thanks for the advice! I actually already have sensors, it's pretty much the interface I'm not sure about. So far I've managed to get the flash file randomly generating the graphic I want, rather than in response to an input.