Construct3D 2018

Patito Feo, Spanish for Ugly Duckling, is a research project done in Atlantic University College with the collaboration of professors, students and project mentors. With the intention of creating inclusive storytelling, the goal of the project was to create 3D printable sculptures for blind or visually-impaired kids from the ages of 6 through 8 years old. The story is based on our own adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling story. Teachers would read the story out loud while students explore the story and its characters by touching the sculptures. As the project progressed, so did our goals and ambitions. At the end, we developed our own adaptation of the story, 6 3D printable sculptures, an audiobook, an illustrated book and a 3D printable braille book that includes tactile illustrations. All done in-house, using our Professor's and student's talent. The session is not only an introduction to the project which is scheduled to be released online as downloadable content but also a behind the scenes look. The session includes lessons learned, design tips and tricks, what we learned through failing and prototyping and how we tested the results.
Patito Feo, Spanish for Ugly Duckling, is a research project done in Atlantic University College with the collaboration of professors, students and project mentors. With the intention of creating inclusive storytelling, the goal of the project was to create 3D printable sculptures for blind or visually-impaired kids from the ages of 6 through 8 years old. The story is based on our own adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling story. As the project progressed, so did our goals and ambitions. At the end, we developed our own adaptation of the story, 6 3D printable sculptures, an audiobook, an illustrated book and a 3D printable braille book that includes tactile illustrations. All done in-house, using our Professor's and student's talent. The workshop is an in-depth look of how braille was designed, modeled and implemented into the project sculptures and braille book. A look into what makes braille signs or braille text ADA compliant and how to develop them using OpenSCAD. Workshop includes 3d printing technical tips and best practices for the implementation of the braille text into other models and for fabrication.