It’s finally done… for now! In the last two weeks of the term I was able to get everything working just enough in order to be able to demo my project. Now that the term has ended, I can reflect on the process up to this point, and look forward to what could still be…
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Polish and Present – David Mahany
Oops I forgot to post last week, so here’s what I would have said: This week I finally got around to laser cutting my acrylic at the makerspace, and it went pretty well after I did some test cuts and found a good laser power to use. Here you can see the three layers I…
David Mahany – “Everything” “Working”
I realized I never published my post for last week so here it is: My main goal for this week was getting my first iteration of 3D printed parts completed so that I can print the final ones next week. Originally I wanted to try to work on finishing the electronics this week as well…
David Mahany – Failure, Recalibration & Iteration
Early last week I ordered most of my supplies and received most of them, including all of the electronics and tubing. I also ordered adhesive for the acrylic, and it should arrive this week. The only thing I haven’t ordered yet is the acrylic, but I plan on ordering it later today and I should…
David Mahany – Maquette
I was hoping to get some of my materials in time to have something more physical for the maquette, but they only just arrived about 20 minutes before class. Instead, the bulk of my maquette is in the form of a more detailed CAD model. I plan to 3D print and laser cut the pieces…
David Mahany – Concept Proposal
The idea I came up with is a tabletop sculpture with a middle section made of layers of laser cut acrylic with several small chutes/tubes going down from top to bottom allowing water to flow down. There would be a small reservoir at the bottom and an electric pump to move water back to the…
Jen Lewin – Light Artist
by David Mahany About Jen Lewin is a light artist based in New York who has been doing art for over 20 years. Most of her recent works are large scale sculptures, often with an interactive component. Some of these are permanent installations, but she also has some traveling works as part of her “Have…
David Mahany: Introduce
Introduction Hi everyone! My name is David Mahany, I’m from West Islip, NY and I’m currently in my junior year pursuing a BS in Computer Science and a BS in IMGD. I’ve been interested in game development and programming for a long time, and art is of course tied into my interests. In this post,…