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FINAL PROJECT

10.19.18 - Design Challenges

The biggest challenge for this product is going to be figuring out how to get a magnet to move around the on the table. In addition to having full coverage of the table, the movement of the magnet should be smooth. Currently, I plan on having the everything spin with a servo motor and then use a rack and pinion to move the magnet in the radial direction.

10.01.18 - Pivoting:

I've decided to pivot from my original idea of the wave pool table idea. I liked the idea of having water in the table, but after some initial research, I think the project was a little too out of the scope of this class. I still want to create a zen-like table so I did some research to find out what else was out there.

I found a really cool Kickstarter project from a few years ago that captured the exact look and feel that I want from my design. Here's a video of the table in action.

My final project will be to recreate this table and add a few more interactive elements. For example, I'd like to be able to place stones on the table (like in a real zen garden) and have the ball avoid those stones when making its designs.

09.19.18 - Initial Idea

The idea of this project is to create a zen-like table that resembles a Japanese zen garden. Except rather than being sand, this zen garden is a wave pool. The table is itself an infinity mirror, so the ripples will also be reflected along with the LED lights in the inifity mirror setup.