The start of making a start

Haven't been on here for a real long time, so i feel i should post on this sabbath day.

Still need to start my sketchbook for this VE project and decide what direction i want to take, but i have an idea. I think either...

Wirey stuff: a mess of cables and pipes, with a different sound and colour linked to each. The user choses which path to take, and can affect the cables and pipes using a joystick. Moving up and down on the joystick could make the pitch of the sound bend, and left and right could change the path.
Circuit board: a board with a circuit on. The user would follow the circuits into resistors, fuses and stuff like that to get different sounds and effects.

I don't have a bloody idea how i'm going to do any of this, but i live in a land of hope and dreams. If i fail, i'll use my play blocks and stack of rings. Might even photoshop some kids into it.