Day 1: (Mon Jul 1) Welcome

Notes for 2019-07-01. See also the Calendar.

Agenda

1. General introduction to the SAMS Pinball Lab.
2. Administrative
   1. Course web site: https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/SAMS/2019/pinball
   2. IDeATe resources: PhysComp Lab, cluster laptops, fabrication, material, etc.
   3. Policies, procedures, and expectations.
   4. Mutual introductions.
   5. Headshot photos.
   6. Review the Calendar.
   7. Please note the shared SAMS2019 Google Drive folder for all deliverables and documentation.
   8. ReplayFX, Thu Aug 1 to Sun Aug 4, 2019.
3. Assignments
   1. Due Mon Jul 8: Game Concept Brainstorm. Ten game concepts, one game sketch (11x17 paper preferred).
4. In-class
   1. Review the SAMS2019 Project Plan.
   2. Examination of last year’s prototype.
   3. Introduce the assignment due in a week.
   4. Visual introduction to tools, components, and materials.
   5. Introduction to parametric design.
   6. Test student logins on cluster Windows laptops.
   7. Hands-on SolidWorks tutorial session.
5. Resources
   1. SolidWorks Help - Description of Sketch Relations
   2. SolidWorks Help - Sketch Relations Icons
   3. SW Quick Tips (third-party)
   4. SW Quick Reference (third-party)