Patrick Bodine-Ellison

8 posts

Design/Build Video: Making a Hexapod

April 6, 2020

Favorite Youtube design/build videos 2020

Kris Temmerman is an engineer that makes a ton of extremely interesting robotics videos. This video in particular covers the making a of a six legged robot using an inverse kinematic model programmed in C++. He also provides all of the code and modeling that he used in case you want to make one of…

Dynamic Storytelling Environment: Design Review 1

March 8, 2020

Patrick Bodine-Ellison

Design Review 2020 Part 1: Detailed Plans, Student Work, zw 2020

My original intent for this project was to develop a DM screen for collaborative storytelling games. Unfortunately, my design was largely dependent on access to the ITLL’s laser cutter and wood shop. Fortunately, there is a secondary project that I have been working on throughout the semester that incorporates a significant dynamic element and that…

Top 5 Constraints: D&D Hardware and Pivoting

March 4, 2020

Patrick Bodine-Ellison

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2020, zw 2020

Featured Image: A custom DM screen from Wyrmwood After developing and prioritizing my main constraints I began to realize something: the process of producing a quality D&D table is extremely expensive. Price is one my my main constraints for this project and more so due to a recent car-related financial crisis. These tables can be…

Main Project Aesthetics 2020: D&D Table

February 26, 2020

Patrick Bodine-Ellison

Main Project Aesthetic 2020: plans and alternatives, Student Work, zw 2020

For a tabletop gaming room aesthetics are everything. I plan on combining this table with a lighting and sound system in the room around it that will be key to setting the scene during games of collaborative storytelling. The main issues lies in the fact that not every game my friends and I play calls…

Main Project Inspiration – D&D Table

February 19, 2020

Patrick Bodine-Ellison

Main Project Inspirations 2020, Student Work

My main hobby for connecting with my friends is playing tabletop role-playing games. This has been a big part of my life since i was a freshman in high school and has had a huge impact on the person I am today. For my main project I would like to put together a table for…

Upcycle Final Report 2020: Electronics Jewelry

February 11, 2020

Patrick Bodine-Ellison

Student Work, Upcycle Final Report 2020

I have a considerable amount of electronics waste in my house. From motherboards to hard drives to printers, a combination of my work in IT and my roommate’s propensity for gathering E-waste has lead to a house filled with useless gadgets. My goal with this project was to turn the E-waste that I am so…

Upcycle Inspiration: Scrap Electronics

January 29, 2020

Patrick Bodine-Ellison

Upcycle Inspiration 2020

Featured image credit: Ghana ScrapRegister To make money while in college I picked up an Information Technology job 4 years ago and have been surrounded by computers and electronics ever since. As a result of both my employment and my interests I have a considerable amount of scrap electronics or “e-waste” sitting around my…

Aesthetic Explorations: A Future of Neon and Chrome, Cyberpunk

January 22, 2020

Patrick Bodine-Ellison

Aesthetic Explorations 2020

Title Image: “Tears in The Rain” by Daniel Liang “Cyberpunk” is a genre of science fiction that appears in books, movies, and even tabletop games in popular culture. It usually depicts a not-so-distant future for humanity wrought with powerful soulless corporations, questionable morals, and futuristic technologies like advanced cybernetics and artificial intelligence. Cyberpunk media…