Budget
As a team building a larger structure, we had to carefully work within our budget constraints to build an immersive box that fulfilled our major goal of polished fabrication. Our largest costs came from wood that we used for the frame, and also from tool rentals to make up for shortcomings in the woodshop tools.
In total it cost $320.79 for the materials for our project, including prototyping. Of this, we paid for $241.64 worth of materials and had $79.15 donated. If you want to make your own box, the bill of materials for the final version comes to $247.13.
Final Project Materials
| Item | Cost per Unit | Quantity | Total Cost | Cost to Us | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino Uno | $16.75 | 1 | $16.75 | $0 | Electrical, used to run game, read data from gyro, and control LEDs. |
| MPU-6050 Gyro | $6.88 | 1 | $6.88 | $0 | Electrical, used to discern chair angle. |
| Bit Shift Register ICs | $0.87 | 10 | $8.70 | $8.70 | Electrical, used to allow us to run many rows of LEDs off the Arduino. |
| RGB LEDs | $0.50 | 25 | $12.50 | $12.50 | Electrical |
| Bulk RGB LEDs | $0.09 | 100 | $8.96 | $8.96 | Electrical |
| Blackout Fabric | $5.09 | 3 yards | $15.27 | $15.27 | Frame, used as convertable top and side of the box. |
| Wood Stain | $9.08 | 1 | $9.08 | $9.08 | Frame |
| Screws | $14.26 | 1 lb | $14.26 | $14.26 | Frame, Chair |
| Chop Saw Rental | $37.20 | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 | Frame, used to make cuts that were impossible in Olin's woodshop. |
| 4' x 8' x 1/8" Wood Panels | $8.00 | 6 | $48.00 | $0 | Frame, used as sides of our box. Found in scrap wood at Olin. |
| Chrome Spraypaint | $3.76 | 1 | $3.76 | $0 | Frame, used for decoration. |
| White Paint | $3.76 | 1 | $3.76 | $0 | Frame, used to increase reflective surface on panels. |
| 1" Dowels | $3.98 | 3 | $11.94 | $11.94 | Chair |
| 2-by-3 x 96" Pine Studs | $2.25 | 10 | $22.50 | $22.50 | Frame, used for outside of frame. |
| 3/4" x 2' x 4' Plywood | $21.00 | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 | Chair |
| 1/4" x 1-3/8" Pine Moulding | $6.57 | 1 | $6.57 | $6.57 | Chair |
Prototyping Materials
| Item | Cost per Unit | Quantity | Total Cost | Cost to Us | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2mm Fiber Optic Cable | $13.54 | 10 Meters | $13.54 | $13.54 | Eletrical |
| .75mm Fiber Optic Cable | $3.99 | 30 Meters | $3.99 | $3.99 | Electrical |
| Prototyping Blackout Fabric | $16.98 | 1 | $16.98 | $16.98 | Frame |
| Fabric | $8.48 | 1 | $8.48 | $8.48 | Frame |
| Stretch Sensors | $19.92 | 1 Meter | $19.92 | $19.92 | Chair, Electrical |
| Ball Switch Tilt Sensors | $0.90 | 10 | $8.99 | $8.99 | Electrical, used to determine chair tilt. |
| 1/4" Dowels | 0.88 | 2 | $1.76 | $1.76 | Frame |