Key Terms: Product Design, CAD, Surface Modeling, Tolerances
Awarded “Officer’s Choice” at Carnegie Mellon’s 2025 Build18 Hackathon
If you’re familiar with The Legend of Zelda franchise, you might recognize this item from the Ocarina of Time. In the game, each hole correspond to a button on the Nintendo 64 controller. We chose to integrate the controller design into the ocarina to provide ease of use for players trying to map familiar sequences. The device is capable of playing musical notes and activating events on a hosted website.
The mechanical design was my responsibility. I designed the shell in Solidworks using surface modeling and ensured the physical layout of the electronics by incorporating them in the assembly design. Embedded pockets were included to prevent components from shifting when used. Creating custom buttons were also a good experience in working with sliding tolerances on curved surfaces.
