Milestones:

1 - built environment

• set is enclosed - floor, door

• environment playtesting to get feedback on the feel of the space

• electronics prototype (breadboard connected, and buttons stand in for puzzles) is working

• at least one puzzle is fully built 

2 - electronics integration

• most electronic modules are fully built and integrated into the set

• interaction playtesting to get feedback on each puzzle and the physical interactions within the set

• 50% of wiring done

• ceiling done

3 - playtesting

• wiring done

• painting started

• most details added

4 - finished

• advertising

• scheduling system created

Current state of my project:

• space has been cleared, walls are up

• still need door, ceiling, floor, and front platform/desk

• pseudocode written, arduino code ~60% done

• next steps:

  • getting each puzzle working in its almost final form as separate modules

  • setting up stand-in prototype of electronics to test code with

Current Issues:

I learned that soldering to magnets reduces their magnetic qualities. The internet says that soldering a smaller magnet on top of a bigger magnet helps sink heat and maintain the magnetic pull in the smaller magnet, but I have yet to test this. At least one of my puzzles depends on magnetic connection for electricity to pass through when a component is being connected, so I need to make sure I figure this out.