I decided to name my “little” device the “Pirtle”, as a combination of the word pi from raspberry pi and portal, as it acts as a portal to the history of video-gaming and to the memories I made playing some these games as a kid. This device also opens up a whole world of games…

This weekend I 3d printed a mock “pcb” for my handheld emulator. I did this instead of designing and ordering an actual bread board as it was far cheaper and faster, and I wasn’t sure exactly where I wanted the buttons and joysticks etc (this was heavily inspired by Leandro Linares project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkook0l_gsM where he…

While pursing this project one thing I keep coming back to is how cool it is that all of these consoles and games can be emulated with just one small device, and I want my final product to reflect that. Also, as I’m about to graduate and will be moving soon, (and all that I…

My biggest constraint in building my arcade is that I want it to be portable. When I first started this project I thought I would only be able to emulate games like Galaga, having played these games as a kid in the back of a favorite restaurant of my families, I wanted to recreate that…

When designing my arcade and researching existing versions online I’ve found that the style of the arcade I make will vary on two axis, one being its physical shape (standing, bartop, etc) and the other being its material or final finish. I ultimately want whatever device I make to be as slim and portable as…

For my final project, I’m having a hard time deciding if I want to make an arcade or an orrery; Both of these projects I’ve wanted to make before but have stopped for either not having access to machines, expense, or more recently distracted by school. An arcade is fairly easy to make, with a…

Giovanni Battista Caproni was an Italian airplane designer who played a significant role in the development of aviation during the first half of the 20th century. Caproni was born on July 3, 1886, in Arco, a small town located in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire (now Italy). At the age of 13, Caproni built his first glider,…

For my Upcycle Project I made a set of wall plates for my parents house in Vermont. The plates are meant to match and further the modern farmhouse aesthetic already present in the home with its vaulted ceiling, exposed wooden rafters, and old farm and industrial equipment repurposed as household furniture. I started this project…

This week I took my 3 rough sawn blocks of spalted maple to the bandsaw to re-saw them. I used a plastic light cover from my apartment to gauge the distance from the fence to the blade, and then cut all the blocks parallel to their largest face to get as many usable sheets as…

For my up-cycling project I’m turning a piece of saved firewood into a set of light switch and outlet covers for my parents house in Vermont. The house is a sort of rustic chic farmhouse aesthetic and the wood panels are meant to match. The farmhouse aesthetic is defined by exposed wood and stone elements,…

Psychedelic rock art of the 1960’s and 70’s was defined by bright bold colors and wavy space filling patterns. The artist Wes Wilson kickstarted this movement in San Francisco when he began to bend and morph the lettering in his posters to fill the spaces in his art. Other artists in and around San Fransisco…