Spinner me TIMBERS

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fish piece
seaweed piece

Inspired by the time one of our team members went swimming down the lazy river, we wanted to simulate a similar experience on a puzzle like board game.

One uniting experience shared among our team members is our collective love of lazy rivers. From the natural rivers in Mexico's X-Caret parks to the winding ones on the Royal Carribean's own islands, members of our team have travelled international waters on inflatable floats. In our game, we wanted to share that feeling of slowing down and relaxing with the busy bees of the corporate world, offering them a chance to recallibrate every once in a while.

The objective of the game is to create the shortest "lazy river" path that the character can take, competing against your collegues and friends. Using Inventor and 3D printing technology, we've modelled and printed a prototype version of the game, complete with an extension pack.

Despite a plethora of tolerance issues that resulted in hours of sanding by hand, several technical issues from the 3D printer, and dozens of error messages on Inventor, we're proud to present to you a playable game prototype with all the components needed for basic gameplay.

This was accomplished within 24 hours, including the full drafting and design process, several CAD iterations, and multiple (up to) 4 hour printing sessions. Along the way, we learned Inventor CADing techniques like rectangular patterning, project rendering, and tolerance calculations. We also learned about machine-software compatibility, specifically about the variations between 3D slicers like PrusaSlicer and Ultmaker Cura, which was completely novel to us. Attending workshops also introduced us to storytelling-style presentation techniques, which guided us in structuring our own Designathon presentation.

With one extension pack already out and in play, you can look forward to seasonal add-ons like in-game typhoons and other great obstacles. We're also working on a new multiplayer set that will allow up to 4 players per kit. We can't wait to show you the future of Spinner me TIMBERS!