This interactive toy investigated whether my cat MIDI would be able to learn to use a mechanical interface to get a treat. Pulling the handle down shoots a pinball into the playfield, which then hits a spinner, shooting a treat into a tray.

As it turns out, she picked up the toy really quickly, and happily plays pinball for treats.

Touchy Fishy was designed in Adobe Illustrator and Fusion 360. Prototypes and final parts were produced with a Glowforge and Makerbot.

Music for video: Good Times by Alumo 

User testing with MIDI

Designed with Adobe Illustrator

Acrylic conversion prototypes

Early wooden prototypes