User:Defender0/ENES-100/project 1

My page for project 1, Rube Goldberg Machine

Week0 Task
To make a Rube Goldberg Machine that is simple but effective
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Find examples of Rube Goldberg Machines (will link below with brief description when found)
 * What is your task over the first week end of the project?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFzM-7Y9BVE Personally made Rube Goldberg Machine created in minecraft, explanation of what it does in video description

Week1 Narrative
This weekend, I was able to make a Rube Goldberg Machine in Minecraft (video linked above), however, I was only able to get this one example, while I preferred to get at least 3 or 4. This example shows what a basic Rube Goldberg Machine is, which is something that I, as well as the team, can create ideas from. Also, I have determined that the best way to design the Rube Goldberg Machine is to design the final "part", and build backwards from this point.

CDIO page

My Second Task
Download Sketchup, learn to use it effectively, find a way to record what is being done on the screen, and find a way to get the engineering building blueprints into the program (requires the files as well as some type of file converter)

In addition to Sketchup, I will need to download the addon for the program, called SketchyPhysics, in order to make an actual Rube Goldberg machine. I will be learning how to use the new features of this addon while also learning Sketchup.

Week2 Narrative
This past weekend, I managed to learn the basics of Sketchup, and I am starting to learn the specifics of how SketchyPhysics works within Sketchup. I have also started building a basic Rube Goldberg Machine, to learn how to make the mechanics of our own Rube Goldberg machine work.

My Third task
During this week, I plan to finish my demo Rube Goldberg Machine build, and then take a video of it, showing how it works. Using this, I should be able to make a far more complex machine that will result in the final machine. However, this depends on what the team as a whole decides on what to do for a Rube Goldberg Machine, as well as how each part interacts with the other parts.

Also, I would like to get some ideas for possible "parts" written down and labeled for input triggers and output triggers, as well as what happens within each part.

Finally, I can make some proof-of-concept Rube Goldberg Machines using Minecraft and any mods that would be needed, and make a video of this to demonstrate what a Rube Goldberg Machine is and what the team is trying to achieve.

Week3 Narrative
Due to my computer breaking down while trying to put in new parts for it, i was unable to work on anything related to my Demo Rube Goldberg Machine. This was a serious and unexpected setback, and heavily affects what I am able to do for the team, so I will need to compensate by providing, at the very minimum, ideas and suggestions for how to design a Rube Goldberg Machine. However, by the end of this week, I should have my computer back, and I should be able to continue all work I had planned to do during the previous week.

My Fourth task
This week and during the weekend, I initially plan to write down ideas that i have about making and designing a Rube Goldberg Machine, such as detailing a method of how to design a Rube Goldberg Machine, including where to start and how to design the different parts of it. Once I have my computer back, I will be doing all of this using Minecraft to demonstrate a tutorial on how to design a Rube Goldberg Machine, and I will be using a computer program, such as Photoshop or MS Paint, to create pictures of designs for example parts, labeling them and describing what each does.

Week4 Narrative
over the weekend, I recorded a video in Minecraft, using an example Rube Goldberg Machine, to demonstrate my method for efficiently designing and building a Rube Goldberg Machine. This video, as well as the procedure I used, is in the CDIO page linked below. Also, because of the flexibility of my method of design, i have decided not to include the diagrams of potential parts for the Rube Goldberg Machine, since they potentially limit creativity in a final design.

Tutorial Page