All workshops
Cutting the frame on the CNC router 
Preparing the plywood panels 
Mounting the hoop and electronics
Past workshop
Build Your Own Arcade Machine
In four days, teams designed, cut, wired and coded a working two-player basketball arcade game, then faced off in a final tournament.
Duration4 days
Team size4–5 people per team
ToolsCNC router, laser cutter, 3D printer, Arduino
ResultA working two-player arcade machine
Every team member had a role
DesignerFabricatorCoderAssemblerTester
Four days, step by step
Day 1
From idea to digital design
How arcade machines work, design thinking, and modelling the frame, ramp and hoop in CAD.
Day 2
From digital to physical
Cutting plywood on the CNC router, acrylic on the laser cutter, 3D printing parts, then the first full assembly.
Day 3
Make it smart
Arduino sensors to detect every basket, a score display, a 30-second timer and two-player mode.
Day 4
Test and compete
Final wiring, calibration and fixing bugs, then a two-player tournament on the finished machines.
From the workshop
What participants learned
- Digital fabrication: CNC routing, laser cutting and 3D printing
- Mechanical design and prototyping
- Arduino electronics and programming
- Teamwork and problem-solving