Environmental and Ethical Analysis

Spencer JulianTeam 3

Environmental Impacts- Concerns

• Manufactureo PCB, drivers, microcontroller, etc. require

environmentally unfriendly materialso Acrylic is derived from fossil fuels

• No major environmental impact during use

• Disposalo PCB, electronics, etc. require proper disposalo Acrylic is recyclable, but not biodegradableo Wood is biodegradableo Magnets require proper disposal

Environmental Impacts - Resolutions

• Manufactureo Reuse or reduce use of hazardous materials

where possibleo Use recycled plastic as much as possible

• Disposalo Dispose through Electronics Recyclero Recycle Acrylico Contain magnets in metallic box

Ethical Impacts - Concerns

• Safetyo Flashing LEDso Magnets and small partso Electric shock

• Wireless Securityo Runs an unsecured wireless network

• Cannot take to market

• So fun, nobody goes outside anymore

Ethical Impacts - Resolutions• Safety labels on device and user manual

warningso Metal plate to store magnetso Epilepsy warning, Choking hazard, Possibility

of Electric Shock

• Allow WPA encryption on pio Still not perfect, but less concerningo Warn about sending sensitive data through

connection

• Do not sell on marketo Open sourceo Sell to Mayfair Games or Kosmos

• User manual warning to take breaks every few hours