Day 18: (Thu Oct 30, Week 10) Prototype Fabrication

Notes for 2025-10-30.

New Assignments

Due Thursday Nov 6: a physical prototype for in-class review.

Administrative

Please note: we are off Tuesday for Election Day. Our next class is Thursday Nov 6.

If you’d like to 3D print parts in IDeATe, please submit to the our course queue for the Mosaic Array system: RCP-F25 3D Printer Submissions. There are instructions on my IDeATe 3D Printing Guide page.

Tentative general plan:

Week 9	focus all major design details
Week 10	proof-of-concept testing
Week 11	fabrication and testing
Week 12	prototype demos and evaluation
Week 13	design revisions, re-fabrication
Week 14	(Thanksgiving)
Week 15	final demos, documentation, critique

Agenda

1. general comments

2. individual group meetings

   • “Let’s Play a Game”

   • “Falling Dancer”

   • “Crazy Baby Alarm”

   • “Phone Bed”