As computing becomes more ubiquitous in our objects, designers need to be more aware of how to design meaningful interactions into electronically enhanced objects. At the University of Washington, a class of junior Interaction Design majors is exploring this question. These pages chronicle their efforts.

Sunday, June 5, 2016

No. 8 - Physical Housing Description


Primarily constructed of MDF, below you can see sketches that indicated cuts that were made and construction. What was made first was the bottom layer of the table, the part that would house the Arduino and other excess electronics as well as provide a surface for the Neopixels to be placed. After gluing and clamping the pieces together, the bottom had to be pre-drilled for the sockets for the legs, and then drilled to make sure they were in place for the table legs to be screwed in.
Next, the base for the divider was made and needed drill pressed indentations for the magnets to be placed.  The acrylic for the actual divider was cut and sanded to create a "frosty" effect to the once clear piece of acrylic. 
After, sanding, priming, painting was required to make sure the table parts and divider made were uniformed with the part ordered.







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