Project 1: Hogwarts Strikes Back
For this project, I created a simple interaction that involved using a switch to turn on a bundle of lights. I chose to take another go at the school for witchcraft and wizardry, creating a replica with hot glue, construction paper, and cardboard, and seated the circuit within. When a person presses the switch, the lights shine through a single window in the top of the castle. Is it Harry Potter's window? I'd like to think so. I soldered the switch so it would be accessible from the outside of the tiny school so anyone can turn on the wizard's bedroom light.
My Circuit Drawing of Simple Click Interaction My Circuit My circuit pt.2 Before the chaos The first base Side spikes of the castle Completed Base Time to build the main spire! Spire pt. 2 Spire Pt. 3 Soldered Switch for Castle Circuit under the hood Working soldered switch with circuit Switch before covering wires. Finished Castle! Is that Harry Potter?! View from front View from back
When this project started, I really didn't understand the gravity of making a detailed castle out of such rudimentary materials. What started as an easy task of slicing and gluing suddenly turned into a gooey mess, with extremely painful hot glue and cardboard that refused to stick. I used around 3 large moving boxes to fully construct the castle, having various supports along the sides and back, as the structure took much support to be considered sound. I started the project with the back half (the half that didn't contain the circuit and light) and worked my way forward. There were a series of spikes along the side of this part that I measured, traced, and cut. I then constructed the main cylinder by surrounding an empty milk jug with cardboard, recording where it made a full circle, and then hot gluing it. I had to add a few layers of these so to keep the main portion's integrity from compromising. As for the circuit housed underneath the roof in the main cylinder, it is a series circuit with three lights and simple black click switch.
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