TY - JOUR
T1 - Learning in a digital fabrication course on building tangible artefacts
AU - Nanjappan, Vijayakumar
AU - Georgiev, Georgi V.
AU - Casakin, Hernan
AU - Soomro, Sohail Ahmed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Proceedings of the Design Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This paper examines how students' ideas evolve into physical prototypes within a digital fabrication design course. Examining the materials used, customization approaches, iterations, and team dynamics of 26 student projects reveals interplays between ideas, available tools, materials and constraints. Findings show the predominance of techniques, design preferences, concept refinement, and teamwork challenges. The implications highlight the value of hands-on iteration for alignment with reality and the need to support collaboration skills alongside technical prototype development.
AB - This paper examines how students' ideas evolve into physical prototypes within a digital fabrication design course. Examining the materials used, customization approaches, iterations, and team dynamics of 26 student projects reveals interplays between ideas, available tools, materials and constraints. Findings show the predominance of techniques, design preferences, concept refinement, and teamwork challenges. The implications highlight the value of hands-on iteration for alignment with reality and the need to support collaboration skills alongside technical prototype development.
KW - 3D printing
KW - design education
KW - digital fabrication
KW - fablab
KW - prototyping
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85194070913&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/pds.2024.298
DO - 10.1017/pds.2024.298
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AN - SCOPUS:85194070913
SN - 2633-7762
VL - 4
SP - 2943
EP - 2952
JO - Proceedings of the Design Society
JF - Proceedings of the Design Society
T2 - 2024 International Design Society Conference, Design 2024
Y2 - 20 May 2024 through 23 May 2024
ER -