Prototype 3 Progress

Our third prototype of the interface device (the puck) is almost complete. It will be glued together tomorrow. It has many improvements over the previous devices including bright white plastic that allows you to better see the cursor and projected image and many colored LED's that flash when the device is "clicked." These LED's around the edge of the puck will make the device more interactive and allow children or anyone who is using the device to...

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Beginning of Week Update

ICCI Last week, we received our aluminum tubing and connectors that we ordered to build our projector mounting system. We are using push-lock connectors to attach the 6 foot tubes. We had to cut and drill holes to make the tubing fit together. The system is 6'x6'x6 with a beam across the top to mount the projector and WiiMote on.  Sean and Issac are also working on completing a third interface prototype using the new bright white acrylic....

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Yesterday's Events

Yesterday during our class period, Ellen Dickenson from the Lemelson-MIT Foundation visited our school. We presented her our projects, volunteer work, and fundraising progress beginning from the start of our year to what we wish to accomplish by school year's end. In addition to Ellen, we also had Mr. Piccirillo there to observe the presentation. Mr. Piccirillo is the Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education for our school district. The presentation went extremely well, as we have accomplished a great deal over the last...

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