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OCTOBER 2025

THE CAVE

Tor Burwell: Structural + Aesthetic Fabrication

Maria Otero: Aesthetic Fabrication

Ashleigh Salazar: Electronics + Aesthetic Fabrication

We designed and built a mini golf hole inspired by caves complete with air pressure effects and a collapsible structure in one month. This project was exhibited and played at the 2025 Whaaat!? Festival.

  • 3D Rendering of Minigolf Hole

    3D rendering

  • Tape markings for where things will go in cave

    planning with tape

  • A rock made of packing paper

    material testing preparation

  • Fake rocks made of paper mache and other stuff

    the material tests

  • Electronic Components Laid out on a table

    building the electronics

  • a messy work station

    my work station

  • Two girls posing with electronic equipment

    me and maria doing a demo

  • A man with tools

    tor building a frame

  • a wooden frame

    tor's insane frame

  • paper mache prep

    paper mache preparation

  • a frame covered in paper mache

    paper mache

  • A girl crouching while looking at the camera

    all we know is paper mache

  • An in-progress photo of a project

    entering our paint era

  • a platform with spikes leaning against a wall

    new "floors" just dropped

  • girl sits on floor installing a project

    installing the electronics

  • side-view looking good

  • a front view of a mini-golf hole

    ready for showtime

  • people playing minigolf

    people playing :')

CRAZIER TAXI

In collaboration with Fernanda Villalobos.

Inspired by Crazy Taxi, we created a motion capture controller for a racing game. We used assets from the Unity Asset Store and modified/built components to make it work. Players had to move to specific zones to get their car to go forwards/backwards and brake. By tilting the controller from left to right they could choose direction. It was a little finicky but a fun experiment. This was our first time using Unity and we had 3 weeks for this project.

DECEMBER 2024