My partner and I standing in front of our cardboard foosball table!
Cardboard Arcade Project.
Define A Problem.
Design Breif.
Generate Concepts
Brainstorming list and decision matrix: Our decision matrix consisted of: Foosball, Pinball, Hockey, Skee-Ball, and Basketball. Foosball was the winner!
Develop A Solution.
Annotated sketches.
Construct and Test Prototype.
These are 4 pictures from our first build session on Friday. We finished the actually playing board, and cut the legs to size.
The 5th picture is our finished product.
The 5th picture is our finished product.
Evaluate Solution.
We found that the original material we were going to use for the "people", was too flimsy, and that we needed a more stable material, so we decided to use a more stable piece of cardboard. We also found that the goal areas were slanted upwards, so we had to tape them down to make them even. We didn't have that many problem's during our build, except the legs were kind of tough to get on. It was a blast to build this, and it is very fun to play.
Present a Solution.
We started off on Friday, with just a box of cardboard, and ended up today with a fun foosball table! We started that day by measuring out the ball drop-in, measuring the places in-between the pole handles, and just generally measuring out everything. We also cut out the ball drop, goals, and pole holes. When we had to pack up, we prioritized what we had to do on Monday when we came back, and made a plan. When we came in on Monday, we cut the holes out, glued the poles together, and measured out the "people". When we were done, we prioritized what we had to bring in, and what we had to finish on Tuesday. The last day of building, we came in and glued the leg's on, cut the people out, glued the people on, and tested the game. Nothing broke, and the game worked fine! This was a blast to work on, and a great, fun game to play.