Candle

Summer is definetely my least favorite season. It's always been a struggle for me to transition from hours of schoolwork to having almost nothing to do for weeks on end, and then back again a couple months later. Going to school forces me to be social, and while I'm an introvert, I've learned that I need at least a little bit of social stimulation to be happy. This summer I decided to fill that gap by trying out a new game, Sky: Children of the Light.

Since then, I've fallen in love with Sky. I play it for an hour nearly every night, and I'm even starting to make a couple of online friends. I love the whole mentality of the game (check out this documentary by the lead developer, self harm trigger warning from mins 28-30) and it has definitely helped me make it through the summer.

Anyways, back to this project. One major feature in Sky is candles. The player carries around a lit candle, using it to light other candles in the world, including those of other players. The candle that I made is essentially a physical replica. Tilting the candle, as shown in the video, sends Human Interface Device (HID) commands to the computer to make the in-game character do the same. It's not a very practical controller, but I learned a lot while making it, especially with the 3D printing portion.