Puzzle Part Combinations
In class we brainstormed and sketched dozens of theoretical combinations of cubes, using 3-6 cubes per sketch. These sketches will be useful later when designing parts for an interlocking puzzle cube.
1. When brainstorming solutions, it's important for a designer to create multiple ideas/solutions, because while it's often tempting to think of the very first solution as the best, often it does not fit certain criteria/constraints, later presents flaws, or simply is not as efficient/useful as it could be.
2. I was unable to determine the exact number of possible combinations past 3 or 4 cubes, because additional cubes could be placed virtually anywhere on the part, and the fact that some combinations are actually rotations/flips of others and do not count further complicated the process. I did create as many combinations as I thought practical though, and checked to make sure each one was not a duplicate and that they would all fit in a three by three cube.
3. If ideas are not documented and dated, the designer will have a hard time proving the ideas are their original creations, and it will be next to impossible to prevent or prosecute plagiarism.
2. I was unable to determine the exact number of possible combinations past 3 or 4 cubes, because additional cubes could be placed virtually anywhere on the part, and the fact that some combinations are actually rotations/flips of others and do not count further complicated the process. I did create as many combinations as I thought practical though, and checked to make sure each one was not a duplicate and that they would all fit in a three by three cube.
3. If ideas are not documented and dated, the designer will have a hard time proving the ideas are their original creations, and it will be next to impossible to prevent or prosecute plagiarism.