by echujon | Apr 28, 2025 | Software Development, STEM, Winston
We figured out the valid moves for the pieces, including the King piece, which is perhaps the hardest piece to programmatically get all valid moves. It requires to know if moves will put the King in check, in the illustrated example we have the King’s turn to...
by Carlos | Mar 8, 2025 | balancing equations, Chemistry, gases, STEM, Uncategorized, Water
by ljensen | Mar 3, 2025 | Art, Linsey Jensen, ljensen-art, Winston
We’re continuing our D&D tile crafting journey, and each step feels like a mini breakthrough. This time, we focused on making the texture more realistic. Winston got creative and added some claw marks to the foam, giving the tiles a gritty, battle-worn feel. It’s...
by ljensen | Feb 25, 2025 | Art, ljensen-art, Winston
After several failed attempts, we finally nailed our D&D tile crafting with the right material—XPS foam from Home Depot ($10 for a small project piece). The foam was easy to carve, durable, and perfect for our tiles. Winston aged and painted the...
by Carlos | Feb 23, 2025 | Cchujon, Chemistry, Emrys, Hyrum, Mentor Session Log, STEM, Students, Winston
This long-term project focuses on creating educational science videos. The project’s code name, “Bobo Science,” comes from the host, Jakobo (Bobo). However, all the kids play essential roles in producing the videos. I believe the best way to learn is by teaching, so...
by ljensen | Feb 20, 2025 | Linsey Jensen, ljensen-art, Uncategorized, Winston
We set out to craft custom D&D tiles, but the foam we chose was too crumbly to hold detail. No matter what we tried, it just fell apart. In the end, the project didn’t work—but we learned from it. Now we know what not to use, and that’s still progress. On to the...
by echujon | Feb 13, 2025 | Software Development, Winston
Winston has been able to add all his pieces on the chessboard. He has added moves for the Rook, Bishop, and the Knight.He was able to add the ability to capture the opponent’s piece. We also figured out what valid moves those pieces could make, we still need to...
by ljensen | Feb 10, 2025 | Art, Emrys, Linsey Jensen, ljensen-art, Winston
The boys have been diving into D&D with another awesome mentor, and now they want to take their game to the next level—by crafting dungeon tiles. After watching this and this YouTube tutorial for inspiration, we got to work using what we had on hand. We cut...
by ljensen | Feb 3, 2025 | Art, Linsey Jensen, ljensen-art, Winston
Winston’s 3D printer obsession continues, and this time, he wanted to design a screw twist fidget toy. He explained how satisfying they are to use and was determined to make one himself. Using Blender, he experimented with different shapes and connection points,...
by Russell Wilkerson | Feb 1, 2025 | RPG, RWilkerson, Winston
In a tutoring session with Winston, we briefly surveyed a high-level tour of various creative and social arts in the folk tradition of tabletop role playing games (TTRPGs). This diverse and dynamic hobby offers a wide range of areas to explore, from critical reading...
