I will probably use this technique for home-made PCB finish in the future. The result is fabulous - the board is nice and shiny, water protected and feels nice, when you touch it. Instead, after populating, testing and cleaning the boards I tried to cover it in transparent acrylate paint. I thought it might look nice for the participants. I liked the “technical look” of the board. Transferred toner Board after etching - perfect! Board after etching - perfect!Įven I have a good experience with home made solder mask using UV-curable paint, I decided not to use it, as it hides all the traces on the PCB and the PCB becomes a flat surface. I used to manufacture boards with photo-resists method, however as I discovered amazing paper for toner transfer method (the paper peels of easily without any water added), I started to prefer it, as it usually gives me even better results than photo-resist (and is much faster). Schematics Board layout 3D board visualizationĪs there was no time to manufacture the boards professionally, I decided to make them home. Schematic and board layout can be found in the project repository.
To connected everything together and to provide mechanical stability at the same time, I designed a simple single sided board in KiCAD. Everything in design was subject of simplicity (as there were only 4 days for device completion) and price (as 6 units were needed). The device is fairly simple - Neo-6M GPS module is used for determining of the position, HMC5983 is used for electronic compass, 12 WS2812 LEDs are used for direction indications and everything is powered by an Arduino Nano. The NavigationThing The NavigationThing The NavigationThings Behind the scenes This device is easy to use - you simply inserter 4 AA batteries, calibrate internal compass, wait few seconds for a GPS fix and then you follow an electronic compass and beeping to find your target. I decided to name the device in an extremely original way - the NavigationThing (during the game it was actually named KTTK - K-SCUK Terrain Training Kit). After 3 hours, the first design of the device was created.
#Firewatch game bed sheets series
To achieve that, I wanted to build a device which a participant should find, insert batteries and follow the beeping to find next stop. I decided to provide similar atmosphere for the game participants. The game has a dense atmosphere in this point, which is hard to describe - you should play it. With this device you walk alone through the forest and search the source of signal. The device has a simple interface - the rate of beeping is proportional to the distance to the source of signal. During the game, you discover a device, which helps you to locate source of a signal. Note, that the rest of the paragraph might contains a small spoiler. The NavigationThingĭuring the preparations of the game, I remembered the Firewatch game.
This alone wouldn’t be enough to provide a memorable “wow” experience. To accomplish that, we prepared linear route in a forest with several stops featuring a simple task (a cipher for example). I wanted a simple and enjoyable experience for the contestants. I decided to go for a simple game with “wow effect” instead of a game with sophisticated rules and deeper message. I was put in charge of the night game, which was supposed to uncover some information about K-SCUK background story. I’ve been helping to hold K-SCUK (a week long outdoor seminar for high school students interested in informatics and biology) for few years now.
Let’s start with a disclaimer: This is a 4-day project, without a lot of planning, made only from home-available supplies.
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