Students used lasers to cut acrylic, shape wood and carve “Rick and Morty” faces into checkers pieces.
The UCLA Makerspace in Rieber Hall held a three-part workshop over the course of the last four weeks dedicated to teaching students how to manufacture board games. Though the space previously held small workshops for specific machinery like 3D printers or laser cutters, the Make Your Own Board Game program was its first directed long-term workshop.
Makerspace staff member Allison Shindell provided instructional lectures, directions and advice for students attending the meetings. The first-year computer science and linguistics student said she developed the program to draw attention to the accessibility of the makerspace to all students.
“People just assume it’s for (mechanical engineering) students or specially authorized students,” Shindell said. “But this place is open…
