ANGRY BIRDS “VENTING” MACHINE
Another fast-turn marketing project at 10XBeta. We developed a “Venting” Machine for Angry Birds, where users could let out their frustration in exchange for prizes.
I was responsible for the mechanical design and fabrication including all upholstery and casting of soft parts.
We purchased a vending machine and extensively rewired it to interface with our electronics. A small latch at the bottom rear allowed the front of the unit to move forward and swing open for refilling of prize boxes. The machine survived a full day in Times Square and currently resides at Rovio headquarters in Finland.
laser cut acrylic stacked mold for casting soft silicone decals.
cnc routing of face panel support.
final soft silicone decal.
two linear actuators secured the machine to the weigted base when gameplay was over. This deactivated the springs so the machine wouldnt rock while the inner vending machine dispensed the prize.
all finishes were colormatched to the red vinyl fabric. This photo shows the prize door, which would lower to expose the inner vending machine during prize dispensing.
the outer skin was comrised of separate sides each secured to the inner steel box frame.
a laser cut acrylic mold for the soft LED dot covers. The top of the mold (not shown) was cnc routed to create the domed profile. This would mold 100 dots at a time.
the top feathers were connected to the machine with a section of urethane tubing to allow them to move and shake freely.
the top panel housed two fog machines.
a view of the modified vending machine placed inside. The outer machine would move and shake, leaving the vending machine to sit stationary.
the silicone parts were inserted through a small punched hole until their undercut snapped them into place.
a custom punching tool was made to pierce the outer vinyl fabric at the correct position.
a large DC vibratory motor was mounted at the rear to vigorously shake the frame on command.