So, I decided to take on a project for myself, a small project. 

A small enough project where from cable mechanics to servos and programing to making a movable interactive baby dragon, that can sense, see and react to you. 

Something so small that can make you feel like your fantasy is just reality.

This small project is known as Stowaway. 

Now why Stowaway?

Well, every year I volunteer at an even called Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball, also known as LOJ. A long standing event that was based of the movie. LOJ have been running since 1997 that the story itself started to expand. Expanding as small as what was on the other side of the wall in the movie to the self insert or own small story a guest can have, and with how far it came from, its story is massive and immersive. Guest attend wearing costumes that make anyone attend like they are in another world. So immersive, that when the event ends it feels like a part of you is missing. I wanted to add to the world, adding a piece to the many stories that were found in the event. Currently this year I did a bit of interactions with the guests which involved three colored dragon eggs and asked them questions on which color would win. 

Unsurprisingly red won out of gold blue and red. So through the guests pick Stowaway a future animatronic baby dragon doll will be red. But how was I suppose to start? 

I had way to many ideas. I wanted to do servos for neck or wings, make it light up with LED, move every time someone spoke, or have sensors on it when it caught movement. But it was too much to do all at once. It was then in my ideations phase, that I started looking at cable mechanics.