I am anxious about the delay of the installation making due to the epidemic. Starvos also mentioned that there may be many unexpected problems in the follow-up production and connection. And this device is a brand new attempt for me. Although I have experience in mechanical design, it is a new challenge to add physical game interaction.

These two weeks have mainly updated and optimized the game flow/rule. The updated game rule is: it will allow 1 to 3 people to participate at the same time. After pressing the start button, a 1-minute countdown will begin, and sand will leak from the pendulum. If you find 5 holes in 1 minute and put the twig in, you win. Then the sand will stop leaking and the birdsong will play. If all holes are not found within 1 minute, the lights will turn off and a warning sound will be played. Regardless of success or failure, the original state will be restored within 15 seconds after the game ends. I would have 81 holes in the ground, but only 5 have trigger switches. In this case, even if the people who participate in the game later know the approximate location, they cannot determine which hole to insert to be successful, which increases the difficulty of the game.

And make a model with limited materials. The connector is constructed of acrylic removed from the original made installation.

And I’ve updated the timeline (as ideal):

The plan for the next few weeks will be:

1- Continue research on forestry issues. I would like to thank Fangling for helping me make an appointment with the deputy director of Kunming Museum. We will have a conversation later.

2- Production of the device and coding part:

-Complete the circuit diagram

– Preliminary completion of the writing of the coding part

-Complete the design of other parts: such as wall coverings, lighting design and sound effects design

3- Participants’ experience planning. Including, but not limited to, pre-obtained guidelines, donning of matching protective clothing, masks and safety glasses

4-documentation