Monday, March 4, 2019

In class Tue Mar 4th


Get your Dice Printed!

Email JOe your dice STL and pick a color.



Project 2

Making a set of cards for a game. For this project you need to make 9 individual cards that are all part of the same game. The cards should have repeated design elements and an obvious theme. You need to design both a front and back for each card. The back of each card can be unique or they can all be the same. Your final front and back card designs should be laid out on one 8.5" x 11".



Steps

1. Decide on a theme for your card game

2. Decide on a type of card game. Is it a battle game like Pokemon or Magic the Gathering or an abstract game like UNO.

3. Decide on what information needs to be on each card to play the game

4. Figure out a layout for the info from step 3 for your cards. This info should be repeated in the same place on each card.

5. Gather your imagery for each card that matches the theme

6. Layout the individual cards. Review them with the professor when you are done.

7. Layout your 9 individual cards on one 8.5 x 11" piece of paper for printing.


Card Fronts







Card Backs





Games we have played and that you should have reviews written for:

- 10,000 - 1956, 2-10 players
- LCR - 1983, 3-12 player
- Yahtzee - 1956, 2-10 players
- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players
- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-
- Skulls (Death Dice) - 1956, 2-10 players
- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-
- Pass the Pigs -


Games you learned the rules to (Due Tue Feb 26th) :

- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-
- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-
- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-
- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-


Games you are learning the rules to (Due Tue Mar 5th) :

- Mars Attacks
- Cards Against Humanity
- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)
- Uno
- Werewolf




Work on Projects




Have you read the book yet? 
There will be a quiz....



Wednesday, February 27, 2019

In class Thur Feb 28th


What is 3d Printing
- the printing of virtual objects through an additive process







3D printing and design - day 1

3d file Types
.stl - like the JPEG of the 3d world, almost universal file format
.obj - slightly less universal 3d file format
.mix - Meshmixer's file format
.thing - Makerware's file format (& Replicator Mini)
.x3g - Replicator 2 file Format


Steps in 3d Printing


Get or Create a 3d Model
- 3d Scaning


- Download a model

thingiverse.com or redpah.com


- Create a model using a 3d software programs or 3d Apps
Apps (Free)
- Printshop



Software (Free)
- TinkerCad
- Meshmixer
- 123D Make
- Sculptris
- MatterControl ($10)
- Sketchup



Modify your 3d Model
Meshmixer
123D Make
Makerware
- Scale, Turn your 3d model
- you can add models together on the print platform








TinkerCad


How to make a dice

First  you need an idea. What is the dice about? What genre is it?

Second you need to collect the content. What images are text is going on your dice? Work with a 1" by 1" image at 180 dpi.

Third you need to alter the images into black and white and simplify the images

Fourth translate the images into an SVG. 
https://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-svg

Fifth get a dice blank. you can use a cube, the 'dice' or download a dice blank from Thingiverse


Sixth, import your SVG's into Tinkercad and place them on your dice as a negative

Seventh, export your images as STL's




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Work on Projects & Assignments



Monday, February 25, 2019

In class tue Feb 26th


Assignment 2 - Share you game alteration with the class.





TinkerCad
- create an account here
- Your TinkerCad Home Page



TinkerCad Basics


Starters get help here


Placing an Object

Controlling the View 

Moving your Object

Rotate your Object

Change the size of your Object

Group Objects together

Align Objects




Lessons get info here


Learning the Moves

Camera Controls

Creating Holes


Scale, Copy & Paste





Project 2 Assigned 



Current games we are playing:

- 10,000 - 1956, 2-10 players
- LCR - 1983, 3-12 player
- Yahtzee - 1956, 2-10 players
- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players
- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-
- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-

Games you learned the rules for (Due Tue Feb 26th) :

- Skulls - 1956, 2-10 players
- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-
- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-
- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-
- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-
- Pass the Pigs -

Games you are learning the rules to (Due Tue Mar 5th) :

- Mars Attacks
- Cards Against Humanity
- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)
- Uno
- Werewolf