This first project was more of an introduction to the series.Īs for the build, I actually got the circuit boards this passed Wednesday and things are up and running! I am actually editing the video for it as I type this message to you!
THE SETTLERS OF CATAN BOARD SERIES
My goal with this “design in a day” series for the future is to actually let the public decide the project for me the day of (obviously all files will be open-source). You’re absolutely right that when you get an idea, it’s impossible not to think about it for days or weeks leading up to the project, but I intentionally tried to pick a project that day to cut down on “pre-thinking”. The build phase is where I machine/3d print parts, I assemble circuit boards, I flash code.Īs crazy as it sounds, this entire project was designed in one day! I debated whether or not I should upload the entire gopro time lapse uncut so people could see. The design phase is where I do all the architecting/thinking, the modeling, the PCB and schematic design, etc. I guess whenever I talk about projects, I tend to talk about them in 2 phases, first a design phase then a build phase. Sam (creator) here! I appreciate the feedback. And a project with lights in it, is always a fun project in my book. Regarding the project, I’m not familiar with the game, but it seems like fun, I’ll have to dive into this game soon. And then the power issue… wires are cumbersome, batteries are always too small energy consumption is in many ways underestimated… wireless eventually requires wires too and connectors and ahhhh… rabbithole after rabbithole Feature creep is some horrible monster that is hard to defeat. And if it has software/firmware in it, well then it is never really finished, is it. The fact that PCB’s never arrive the same day (unless you make them yourselves) makes the entire concept of designing something in one day highly questionable. You cannot pretend that that will not happen or always can be prevented. Because the moment you really start making/testing/using it you will encounter some problem, which the true engineer always want to solve. A design isn’t finished as soon as you want to stop thinking about it, it’s finished when it is completely build AND fully functional. You drew up some plans in the first day of the project (most likely where thinking about what you were going to make days before, doesn’t that count too). I designed something in one day… yeah right. Either way, it’s the end result that counts. You may “design something badly” of “pants it” perfectly. What I’m trying to say is that the word “design” is sometimes heavily overrated. But it’s pretty annoying if the latter starts rusting as soon as it gets wet. You can buy a regular bathroom accessory that costs an acceptable amount of money.Īnd you can buy some expensive model of the same item that wears the label “design” as if it was made by the gods themselves. “Some of us don’t do any design at all, we just pants it”
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