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Final Model #11 - Assembly and Decals
Nearly finished! with all the electronics inside I attached the bumpers using hacked up Tesco Value sponges which were absolutely perfect! Not too much pressure to hit the switch and enough sponge to bounce them back out easily. The RGB … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design
Tagged bumper, Decal, DON-8r, Dundee, Dundee Science Centre, electronics, MAKE, PR, Product Design, RGB LED, sponge, spray paint, University, vinyl, workshop
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Final Model #6 - Head Forming
The head of the robot was made the same way as the body, I created a mould of the shape I needed and then vacuum formed plastic over it. The difference being though that I could not keep the … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, craft, DON-8r, Dundee, experiment, final model, frosted, MAKE, mould, problem solving, Product Design, styrene, transparent, University, vacuum forming, vaseline, workshop
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Final Model #3 - Vacuum Form Testing
Following strong recommendations from the workshop technicians I decided that I better do some testing before I embark upon both vacuum forming my big moulds and the possibility of wasting more time. So I created a number of small foam blocks, each with a different style … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, blue foam, craft, Dundee, emulsion, experiment, MAKE, mould, mudrock, paint, plaster, Product Design, prototype, Styrofoam, vacuum forming, workshop
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Final Model #1 - Plaster Failing
So begins the construction of my final model. I started a week or so ago but thought I would make some progress before I blogged although quite a lot has happened! As you can see above, there’s been some blue … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design
Tagged blue foam, laser cutter, MAKE, mistakes, mould, mud rock, plaster, plastic, problem solving, prototype, robots, sanding, Styrofoam, University, vacuum forming, workshop
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The Petite Noel Project: Part 3 – Model Making
Following on from The Petite Noel Project: Part 1 - intro and The Petite Noel Project: Part 2 - Electronics Part 1: Prototyping With the electronics at a bit of a dead end last Friday I turned my attention to … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Extra Work
Tagged #PetiteNoel, cardboard, concept, craft, Dundee, idea, MDF, Milling, plastic, play, Product Design, prototype, technology, University, workshop
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Why don’t we all make games?
This blog post is a means for me to clear up some of my many open browser tabs which are becoming increasingly saturated with varied content and opinions about gamification. To summarise a previous blog post of mine, I like … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation, Extra Work
Tagged Adam Penenberg, Byron Reeves, Christopher Cummings, David Helgason, David Rowan, defining, Dundee, foursquare, game design, game theory, gamification, John Tierney, learning, NESTA, physical games, Physical/Digital, playful, points, Product Design, Real / Virtual, research, Ryan Kim, Sebastian Deterding, trend, Videogames, Will Wright, workshop
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Dissertation Freedom!
Today I finished my dissertation. By finished I mean edited, formatted, fully cited, re-edited, re-formatted, re-cited, proof read, proof read again, edited again, readied for printing, submitted digitally, printed, checked and BOUND! Phew!And now I have a nice hard bound … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation
Tagged Completed Project, dissertation, Dundee, Eric Zimmerman, find, gameplay, gamification, gaming literacy, James Paul Gee, learning, research, University, Videogames, workshop
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Constructing Gameplay Workshop
Blog extract from Sep 29, 2025 6:59 PM In his talk at the 2009 playful conference, Russell Davies spoke of the importance of pretend. He explored how when we wear flashy big watches, we a really just pretending to be a pilot and the pretend games … Continue reading
Posted in 4th Year Product Design, Dissertation
Tagged children, Collaboration, find, inspiration, physical games, Physical/Digital, play, playful, pretend, Russell Davies, Videogames, workshop
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Interview into how play affects learning
Blog extract from Sep 23, 2025 10:44 AM [insert image here] Interview with PhD student Fiona Wood carried this morning carried out by myself and classmate Jonathan Robson. Fiona is researching into how outdoor play affects children’s citizenship understanding as … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Collaboration, find, insights, interview, play, Product Design, research, Videogames, workshop
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