During my time at Makerspace, I and Jack (a fellow classmate), constructed a little toy that wished to only happily rotate around in circles and trace its patterns via the three marker that were attached to its small blue plastic appendages (yes, this is personification).  Although the assembly was relatively simple consisting of some basic wiring, taping, and zip-tieing the end result was rather satisfying as it began to fulfill its purpose of spinning and scribbling.

I chose this particular toy because because of two primary reasons: 1 ) I have a liking to building something out of parts; 2) There was a time limit imposed and I wanted to have something functional by the end of the activity

Thus, because I have been exposed to such little novelty items in the past, I was already familiar with the wiring of the basic battery circuit and what needed to be taped or zip-tied in order for the product to function; instructions weren’t needed just a simple glance at the box-art depicting the constructed toy sufficed.  Aside from the actual successful construction of the toy, the Makerspace made me realize that I have a habit of picking a project that has a clear and set end design and function rather than exploring the more abstract and “imaginative’ assembly kits that were sprawled throughout the room (a circuit board with a variety of LED’s and motorized components comes to mind).  Thus, if the opportunity presents itself next time I would like to take on the more time consuming and customizable kits that were present, particularly the previously alluded to circuit board.

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