For my ITTT school project I made a doom shotgun to play doom on, on an arduino.

Supplies

Since the 3D printers at school were fully booked/reserved, I had to make my project using the outdated tools from my grandpa, and using wood from the shed. I used woodcarving tools, an analog drill, files, screw drivers, diverse saws, sandpaper and wood glue. For arduino parts I used 4 Buttons+caps, an LCD screen, wires, a buzzer, and last but not least an Arduino Uno.

Step 1: BrainStorming

I really wanted to base my whole project around the idea of doom, since it had already been approved by the teacher. So I started brain storming, First I wanted to work with a POT meter to change the controls around of the game, and build a car, of which the steering wheel was the controller, and the stickshift was the foreward/backward controls. I even started 3D modeling the steering wheel to see how it would fit. However I then got the idea of making the actual shotgun from DOOM and liked that idea better since its more logical and in-theme with the game itself.

Step 2: Make the Arduino Build

Working with a BreadBoard I made the build. I then Soldered everything together, then making sure it all worked and moved on to the housing of the wires and Arduino UNO

Step 3: Carving the Wood by Hand

I put most effort in the handle of the gun as its the part people handle, making sure it has no splinters and rough edges. Then I also made sure to drill enough holes within it to house all the wires as there were 14 wires going throughout the wood connecting everything. I also carved out parts of the handle to house the small LCD 1306 screen and buttons so it didn't stick out as much. And on the bottom of the handle I added another button to serve as a trigger of the DOOM shotgun. Eventually I made a small box to house the Arduino itself which didn't turn out perfect but I am proud of myself that I used a hinge technique to build it.

Step 4: Assembling Final Product

I then added everything together, making sure to hide all wires within the box, which added some complications of some wires breaking and having to re-solder them together. But in the end it al worked out. Then eventually I was able to Play Doom on it with the buttons in the places I wanted them to be, having the classic places for the walking motions, but the shooting trigger in the default gun-trigger place. I then painted everything black and added metal Pipes on top of the handle and Box to finalize the shotgun look. All materials were found at home as I wanted to Upcycle the products found.