I couldn't be happier about how my thesis project turned out.
For anyone who hasn't been following it, I've been building a set of Mandalorian Armor (think Boba Fett) from the Star Wars universe. It's taken a lot of work to finish this. I spent the entirety of Spring Break in TCNJ's sculpture lab, working from noon until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. If I didn't have to be in class, then I was working on my thesis.
And it paid off. I finished it just in time for it's big debut at PAX East in Boston. I wore it on Friday and Saturday, where it was wildly poplar. I was even featured a few times on Twitter and on New Gamer Nation with all of my friends! PAX East was an amazing experience, in and of itself, and was made a thousand times better by going in costume.
The Senior Showcase that The College of New Jersey hosted for the seniors was equally as exciting. I built a PVC skeleton to display the costume, and positioned track lights around the exhibition room. I spent the entire night talking to interested students, alumni, and various Deans from the TCNJ administration.
As more and more people passed through, I found that more than a few of them were following my building online. It was so satisfying, so relieving to hear that all of the time I was spending on documenting this process was being appreciated and admired by someone who I had never met.
