Image Source: Digital Fabrication Seminar HS2018
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Topic 2020: QUANTUM FABRICATION
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In this year's digital fabrication Digital Fabrication module, we will attempt to give substance to the fantastic phenomena governed by quantum mechanics. Quantum theory describes the behaviour of particles and energy in their smallest form, where substances that make up our world appear to behave in a very unworldly way. Students will create lively physical representations of impossible formations of matter, that quantum phenomena at a macro scale, leading to scenes that completely disobey the conventions of classical physics. Can they move backwards, and forwards through time? Do they split, duplicate or merge our everyday livesDo these substances exist simultaneously in one place and another? Do they behave vastly different when observed, and when not? Do they break the boundaries of space-time? What possibilities exist for interaction between people and such exotic substances?
Students will explore the topic with sketches, rendering and and 3D printed objects and a short animation. This animation of an Impossible material-energy formation will will be supported by a brief explanatory text situating it in the real world. See more information in the Project Briefs.
Expectations and Grading
Grades will be based on group presentations, class participation, documentation and final work. An attendance of min. 80% is required to pass the course.
Individual Work (
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20%)
- Workbook documentation of exercises and minor projects from week 1
- Presentation of Minor Exercises
Group Work (
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80%)
- Main Project: Animated rendering, 3D printed objects
- Presentation of process and outcomes
- Standard IAD Documentation
- Video
- Image selection
- Documentation in pdf format.
Final Presentation notes:
- Online format
- 5 to 10 minutes for presentation, and 5 minutes for feedback and discussion
- Explanation of the process and the thinking that brought you to this outcome
Tutorial Recordings
https://drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/NfDh3iZ4Jup1p2Y
Time Plan
All inputs in Zoom
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Week 1 | Mo., 11.1. (zoom) | Tu. 12.1 (zoom) | We 13.1. (zoom) | Th. 14.1. (zoom/ miro) | Fr. 15.1. (zoom) | ||
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Morning | 10:00 Kick-off Digital Fabrication (LF, CW)
| 9:00 3D printer Intro (LF)10:30 Rhino II (CW, LF)
10:30 3D printer Intro (LF) | 9:00 Grasshopper input 2 (LF) 10:30 30 (Individual Work)Grasshopper exercise continued. | 9:00 Kickoff main Project: Quantum Fabrication (CW, LF) | 9:00 (Individual Work) | ||
| Afternoon | 14:00 Input: Formation Process (CW, LF) | Afternoon | 1415:00 Rhino Introduction (LF, CW)
| 13:00 Grasshopper Intro (LF) 15:00 (Individual Work)(Individual Work) Grasshopper exercise continued. | 15:00 Presentation of Grasshopper resultsresults (CW, LF) 16:00 Input: Further CAD and 3D tools (CW, LF) | 13.10 Recap Morphological Table (CW) 14:00 (00 Individual Work (Task: Moodboard) | 1313:00 Exchange of with all groups with sketches and textsbackground research in mood-board 15:00 (Individual Work) |
Week 2 | Mo. 18.1. (zoom) | Tu. 19.1. (zoom) | We. 20.1. (zoom) | Th. 21.1. (zoom) | Fr. 22.1. (zoom) | ||
| Morning | 9:00 Mentorings on sketches, texts, and 3d modelling | (Individual Work) | (Individual Work) | (Individual Work09:00 Mentorings on final renderings and animations (LF, CW)
| 1009:00 Final Presentation | ||
| Afternoon | (Individual Work) | 14:00 Mentoring | (Individual Work) | (Individual Work) | (Individual Work) Clean up and Documentation |
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