Prototype Research

Let's make a game with over fifty individual two-inch wooden discs that click together and climb vertically Good idea. Now let's figure out how to physically manufacture the prototype. Here are the options Team Plant has come up with:

-Balsa Wood 
             // PROS: Cheap, Flexible, Easily Altered, Accessible // CONS: Cheap, Flexible, Easily Altered


-Plastic 
             // PROS: Sturdy, Sleek, Sexy // CONS: Very Difficult to Access



-Paper (Too Flimsy)
             // PROS: Cheap // CONS: Flimsy, Unprofessional Looking, Bad for Mechanics


-Foamcore
             // PROS: Cheap, Easily Accessible // CONS: Delicate, Too Light for Mechanics


In the end, we chose to use a foamcore board for the prototype until we can find a more resilient and dependable material to reflect the mechanics of our game.