Five-Level Maze Solution

Here is a simple video of the solution to my Five-Level Walk-through Maze. I had to re-solve it because I didn't remember the way. It can be done! There are also other solutions, I think. The maze can only be solved by traversing each level multiple times, and by "jumping down" at certain places (a one-way trip). To see the solution in more detail, download the animation from Google Warehouse, and push play.

Cube Maze

This insane thing was very fun to make, but I don't know if anyone will actually attempt it. You have to download the Sketchup model for this one, because you have to be able to rotate the cube and look through the tunnels. I made the sides translucent and color-coded the tunnels to make it more doable. It's tricky, but extremely cool if I say so myself.

Here's an animation of the solution. The music is just something I was humming, which I thought sounded cubish. The yellow dot in the center of the video follows the correct path.

3D Hedge Maze

My newest favorite toy: Google Sketchup. Fun, easy (once you get the hang of things), and free. I've been toying with different ways to draw mazes using this program, and finally decided to go with the old-fashioned hedge maze to start with. I've been to several of these in Europe, and they're extremely fun to run around in, play hide-and-seek, or just explore. Here's my take on an old idea, with over- and under-passes of course!


Go to the center first, and then find your way out to the other side. Remember, you can only go up and down stairs that are connected by a bridge or tunnel, and no climbing over hedge walls! I put little benches in to rest when you get tired. 

If you want to walk through this maze and see it from all angles, download Sketchup or Sketchup Viewer and have a blast. Here's the simplest file, and a more complex one with textures and other features, like a fountain and a tree. (I didn't make the tree, but imported it from 3D Warehouse).

This little video shows one possible route you could take through the maze.

I am also updating my older posts, adding solutions and making sure all the links work so you can see the large-sized pictures if you want.

Rose Window

Probably the nicest looking of my mazes, yet possibly the hardest, and a big favorite. Based on the fancy circular stained-glass windows often found in cathedrals.
Drawn freehand, without using a compass or tracing any circles. Also without measuring the distance around, which is why there's one loop that's off (see if you can find it).

Alternate Colors

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Easter Egg

Yes, this was drawn directly on an egg while the rest of my family was using normal Easter egg dye. I made a page on my other site that lets you turn the egg around with a little javascript, which I haven't gotten to work on this site yet.








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Snowflake

My brother cut this snowflake out of paper for Christmas, and I defaced it with my maze mania.

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Ripples

Probably one of the awesomest of my mazes, and one of the ones I spent the most time on. Again, I draw the circles freehand without tracing or using a compass. The pattern is meant to represent ripples from drops of water flicked in a pool.

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Swirls

Pretty fun to do.





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Twisty

I think I got the idea for this from a fancy breadstick.




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Open-Air Maze

The new concept: maze pathways can take you into the "open air"; that is, the open space around the maze.



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Lost in Segovia

Drawn on a family trip to Segovia, Spain, in which we mostly managed not to get lost. The background is a manipulation of an aerial photo of Segovia, which is a maze itself.



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