prototype.quest
V1
this one almost worked. I left it on the table because the balance felt more honest before it became useful.
layered device / do not tighten yet
distributed attempt
V2
I keep coming back to this shape. It refuses to become a product and keeps behaving like a small weather system.
networks emerge when ignored
threshold model
V3
version 7 broke everything, version 8 fixed my heart. I wrote both numbers on the same scrap and pinned it above the hinge.
the door opens inward
hybrid form
V4
still searching for the right balance. The warm parts want to become a lantern; the blue parts insist they are a map.
convergence, maybe
unfinished on purpose
Vā
some prototypes only exist briefly before becoming something else. I am learning to love the table between versions.
leave room for the next mistake