Design Help

I am looking for some help in putting an idea to work. Basically I’m looking to destruct the workings of a Simon Air toy and use that concept. I want to be able to have individual pieces that when a hand or something of the like is waved over it will trigger a LED light to blink with a Rechargeable power supply. Ultimately, I want to be able to control these via software to adjust the timing’s of when they would flash. It is going to be used for reaction training. Any input would be great.