Skills
Autodesk Fusion 360, Adobe Illustrator, 3D printing, laser cutting, laser etching for Acrylic lighting, vinyl cutting, pink foam fabrication, Arduino
Year
2022
Affiliation
MIT 2.00B Toy Product Design Course
Recognition
Presented at the Playsentations
I worked on a team of 6 people during the spring semester to build an awesome toy. We went through many iterations before landing something we're all really proud of: Mag-Ball.
There are two players, each with a paddle. Shoot into the opposing side’s goal to score. The difference is that the paddle, puck, and table walls all repel, creating a fun bounce without air or electricity. The board is also engraved with magnetic field lines and filled with compasses to depict the dynamic power of the puck. But that’s not all—each player is equipped with a secret magnet that they can place anywhere on their side underneath the board to either repel or attract. It may stop, accelerate, or even curve the puck! It is all up to you, young Jedi, to strategize.
Now, may the magnetic force be with you.
The Process
team ideation
theme reveal for this year's set of toys
after the reveal, our team got to work
we employed group decision-making techniques like dot voting, T-charting, and Pugh charting
me pitching an idea to class
pitch 3 toy ideas, all accompanied with posters
build and present mockups for 2 toys
each toy gets 1 mockup that captures the look and 1 mockup that capture the function, for a total of 4 mockups
our team chose Mag-Ball (looks like a magnet, works like air hockey) and Water Darts (looks like a pineapple, works like a lazy Susan)
build the toy
our team CADed out the table frame and paddles
our team painted and finished all components to practice professional fabrication
my teammate and I testing out the movement of magnetic filings on acrylic
our team working in lab with our instructor
experiment with ferrofluid (magnetic fluid!)
me testing how ferrofluid acts in different suspension liquids (essentially, liquids that stay separate from ferrofluid)
the experiment setup
user test with children at the Discovery Museum
kids are brutally honest, making their feedback so amusing and delightful to receive
one kid had never used magnets before and exclaimed, "wow, is this magic?"
storyboard the presentation
our team chose a Star Wars theme so we could say "may the magnetic force be with you"
rehearse the final presentation for friends, family, and MIT faculty
transporting our toy to the main stage
running through lines for the final time
celebrate
