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A Computational Fabrication Course: Exploring Philosophical Reflection, Real-World Use, Personal Expression, and Social Connection

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Alyshia Bustos,

Eleonora Edreva,

Reuben Fresquez,

Aislinn Handey,

Michelle Louie,

Amber Sustaita,

Michael Truong,

Kage Micaiah WeissAuthors Info & Claims

SCF '22: Proceedings of the 7th Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication

Article No.: 12, Pages 1 - 13

https://doi.org/10.1145/3559400.3562006

Published: 26 October 2022 Publication History

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Computational Fabrication—the creation of physical objects via programming and digital fabrication—is emerging as an important research area in human computer interaction and other computing domains. This paper describes a new semester-long course on the topic. We introduce the course and discuss emergent themes. We argue that computational fabrication can provide unique educational experiences, including opportunities for integrating computation with philosophical reflection, personal expression, real-world use, and social connection. We believe these affordances are noteworthy in the context of education, particularly computer science education, and suggest exciting research topics about the social dimensions of computational fabrication that could be explored in more depth.

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Index Terms

A Computational Fabrication Course: Exploring Philosophical Reflection, Real-World Use, Personal Expression, and Social Connection
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks
    1. Redundancy
  2. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Embedded systems
    2. Robotics
2. Networks
  1. Network properties
    1. Network reliability

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Toka M(2024)Crafting the Computational: Artistic Production, Generative Systems, and Digital FabricationCompanion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3656156.3665122(24-29)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3656156.3665122
Toka MFrost DBourgault SFarber AFriedman-Gerlicz CLee RPaek EWiley PJacobs J(2024)Practice-driven Software Development: A Collaborative Method for Digital Fabrication Systems Research in a Residency ProgramProceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3643834.3661522(1192-1217)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3643834.3661522
Del Valle AToka MJacobs J(2024)Engaging Young People in the Expressive Opportunities of Digital Fabrication Through Craft-Oriented CAM-Based DesignProceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3643834.3660693(1162-1176)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3643834.3660693

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