Spending time with friends and playing games together is something that never gets boring! One thing that will definitely not make it boring, is a customised game! That is exactly what Wes did with making customised Guitar Hero holders for his student house. This month, Wes got assigned to be the Designer of the Month, so enjoy reading all about his project below!

 

“Within my student house, Guitar Hero (GH) has always been a game that is often played. Especially after our Christmas dinner with all the old housemates, which is why we own four Guitar Hero guitars, the associated drum kit and microphone. These items have never really had a good place to be stored, so I decided to design some holders for the guitars in order to hang them on our wall in the living room.

 

Additionally, I wanted to IDE it up a little bit and stay within the branding style of the Guitar Hero product line. After some research and a few rough sketches I made during work I made a final sketch on which I could base my SolidWorks model. After the 3D-modelling and getting some help with the 3D-printing, I painstakingly hand painted them and hung them up. 

The design references some key design features of the original GH guitars, like the curvatures of the body and the fretboard. They also all include a button of the guitar accompanied by a node out of the game on the side, and the GH logo on the top. The supporting structure that the guitars rest on is actually fitted to the shape of the guitar heads, which makes them hang straight down. The house loves the new addition, and I’m very happy with the way it came out.”

 

– Wes Wikkerink