Michael Lucarelli

Our first convention as ForceBox took us to Rebel Scum Con—and it reminded us exactly why we started building. We spent the day surrounded by Mandalorians, cosplayers, prop builders, artists, and fans who understand the particular joy of turning an idea into something real. Every conversation, costume detail, and clever solution sent us home with new inspiration. ForceBox is still being forged, but trips like this help shape what it needs to become: a modular effects system built for makers...

Sound turns a lighting effect into a moment. This milestone brought programmable audio into ForceBox so costume actions could feel coordinated instead of disconnected.

With the first ForceBox concept proven, the next step was choosing a compact control core that could support a full costume system without becoming a tangle of separate electronics.