Tri State Area

Peter and I made the dial box out of laser-cut particle wood. This box will show the user’s comprehension of a lecture to help the teacher know what to talk about more. I also made the 2nd top for the dial box, this version will have a frosted acrylic segment cut into the top, with LEDs under it. Whenever the dial is turned, that amount of LEDs will show up to indicate where the dial is pointing.

i chose this because it was left in the up cycle bin so i decided to use the negative sword and bring out the negative with no sword

Me Damien and Peter made an electric generator for Oliver’s steam engine.

It is some wire wrapped around a cardboard toilet paper roll and a magnet inside the coil, attached to the output of the steam engine.

Miles, Peter, and I worked on an electric generator. We tried to attach it to Oliver’s steam engine to generate electricity. It sort of worked, its just copper wire wrapped around a cardboard tube with a magnet on a rod in the middle of it.

In this project, opposed to other epoxy projects, I used a nice live edge board of wood to create an epoxy cutting board. The project is still in the process of being made.

First, I cut the pieces from the live edge board the same length so that I could make a board.

Next, I clamped them together and used a vinyl to keep the epoxy in and poured the bottom layer to secure them together.

Next I poured another layer that I also put on the surface of the board as a sealing coat.

I didn’t like the surface, so I sanded it.

Then I poured another sealing layer that didn’t work, so I plan on pouring another layer.

This quarter I made another sticker to put on my iPad. I got more comfortable with using the vinyl machine. Doc did help me a little bit but It was mainly by myself. The worst part was picking a picture to use. The best part of this project was separating the excess vinyl from my sticker.

I’m in the process of developing a game that focuses on developing a virtual community and simulating a real-world economy. Players serve as community leaders, planning, managing resources and facing economic challenges. Goals include improving community happiness and learning economic principles. Tasks involve infrastructure planning, cooperation and economic policy development. Aimed at high school students, college students, and adults interested in economics, the game provides entertainment and education.

Learning objectives emphasize understanding and applying economic principles. The game introduces various resources such as funds, manpower, and land to contribute to community development. The user interface includes interactive maps, task cards, time periods, decision trees, and role-playing elements. Players visualize various aspects of the community, make decisions and experience the passage of time through events.

Role plays involve community planning and leadership, managing image, interacting with residents, and responding to events. Players can choose characters such as the Economist, unlocking new skills based on decisions and success. The game encourages collaboration, social interaction and virtual democratic decision-making.

During the quarter, I have been printing out sharks, I have printed out 2 new sharks which one I need to connect the head to the body still. It took around 15 hours to print all the sharks in total with one being really big and the printer stopping halfway through and then I had to print the head and a smaller one who came out just fine. There will probably be more tests including sharks in the near future as well.

This quarter I cut out a coaster from a plank of wood. I laser printed some art onto them, but I couldn’t figure out how to upload the picture. After that I coated it in oil so the water wouldn’t damage it.

Sofia Casalone

Basically, my goal with this project was to print out the digestive systems and make it colorful. For example, when people think of things being digested you think of food gettin grossly smashed together, so i thought i would picture the food nutrients being absorbed by the body in a much more pleasant way. i plan to draw vines representing the absorption and flowers representing areas the nutrients are absorbed to.