Week 15- The Finals Countdown
Welcome to our last blog post! The only events this week were our final presentation on Wednesday and striking the space throughout the week.
Week 14- The Grand Finale
Welcome to the last week for Little Big Engineers! On Friday of this week, from 6-10pm, we welcomed guests to our project room to experience Return of the Dragon, our interactive walkthrough attraction. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves- plenty of last-minute work got us to this point!
Week 13- Softs Hits Hard
This week was our soft opening, and a huge amount of crunch went into getting us ready for faculty feedback on Wednesday and Thursday. We achieved a ton of things very quickly, so let’s get into it!
Week 12- Oh My Gourd
This week was Thanksgiving, which meant that everything was a little different on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Luckily, only two of us were traveling out of Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving, and Nolan’s travel back to his hometown actually worked in our favor. We ended up each having at least one workday during the break, and are much closer to executing our original vision now. We are feeling ready for our soft opening next week!
Week 11: IAAPA!
This week, our team was in Orlando, FL for IAAPA! So in lieu of a blog post about our accomplishments, here are some photos from the week. Our whole team, as well as one other ETC student (María from Micro Bittle) and two undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering (Justin and Ella) attended the conference and expo. We were able to visit some Orlando attractions as well, which was a great educational experience for LBE students.
Week 10: Crunching Up A Storm
Welcome back to our last week before IAAPA! This week saw some unpleasant weather and very long days for us. With Lori leaving on Wednesday for the Toronto Metropolitan University Thrill Design Invitational, and the rest of us flying out over the weekend, we had a ton that had to get done!
Week 9- This Is Halloween
Happy Halloween, and Happy November! We had our second round of Process Grades, and IAAPA is just on the horizon, so we’re really feeling the need to get everything done. Luckily, this was a productive week all around!
Week 8- Our First Guests
It’s Playtest Day week! Everything was focused this week on getting the entirety of Rooms 1-3 ready to playtest with complete strangers on Saturday.
Week 7.5- Time Stops for No Little Big Engineer
It’s Fall Break, but the Little Big Engineers toil on. Because the whole team will be gone for IAAPA in Week 11, and Lori will also be gone for two days of Week 10 for the Toronto Metropolitan University Thrill Design Invitational, we worked a modified core hours schedule while our classmates were away. Despite no faculty in the building and no playtesters to be found, it was still a very productive week, and we were actually able to work efficiently enough for a four-day weekend!
Week 7- We’re Halfway There
This week was our busiest yet! Our Halves presentation was the very first one on Monday, and we wasted no time in getting down to business afterwards. Watch our presentation here; we are the first ones!