For my final project, I’d like to a simple replica of the
windmill from Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker! The first time I saw the motor
in the class, for some reason, I immediately thought of windmills… so I guess
it was meant to be!

While this is a simple windmill, there are a lot of aspects
that go into this structure. I think it’s the overall complexity that’ll make
this interesting.

In the game, first and foremost, the windmill won’t work
until you press a switch on its side. So, none of the aspects should run unless
I first press that switch. The switch would then activate the motor of the
windmill. There is the aspect of having the motor only work unless there’s wind
of some sort, but I’m not sure how that’d work…

Another part of the windmill in this game in the lighthouse
part on top! (I guess I’d have a photoresistor on top.) So, when it gets dark,
only then would the light on top go on… and then spin! (So, it’d be a light and
another motor on top.)

Hopefully this is complex enough for a final project. I
thought it’d be good because it’s a lot of things we’ve done in class, but
stacked on top of each other.

As for the actual windmill structure, I’m not interested in
making it 100% accurate, as it would take a lot of time/money. I’m thinking
with just going simplistic with its design.

1. One question would be the wind aspect – is it possible?

2. Can all of these aspects be combined into a single code?
Or would it be multiples?

3. Anything else I can add?

[Edit]
1.  I think I’ll go with papercraft for the main structure. This will include mostly glueing/taping things together, as well as coloring it.
2. Since I’ve gone with papercraft, I have a lot of paperboard at home I can use. I can also use the color pencils I have to color the paper. The only extra part I’ll need to buy is the motor/light on top. I still have yet to figure out how I’m going to build/where to buy the rotating light structure on top, so I don’t have a budget on that yet.
3. None. A lot of the code is already within the Arduino, thankfully! (And things we’ve learned in class.)