All Outputs (9)

3D printing education as a means of building confidence and preparing children for skills considered necessary for the 21st century: A grounded theory study verified by empirical research (2020)
Thesis
Milne, D. E. 3D printing education as a means of building confidence and preparing children for skills considered necessary for the 21st century: A grounded theory study verified by empirical research. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709292

This thesis aims to demonstrate children’s engagement with 3D printing technologies in 3D printing workshops through a large study of children. This will provide qualitative and empirical evidence which supports the benefits of making for children an... Read More about 3D printing education as a means of building confidence and preparing children for skills considered necessary for the 21st century: A grounded theory study verified by empirical research.

A study of childrens' relationship with making and use of CAD in collaborative, physical and digital environments : implications for learning and open access fabrication (2018)
Journal Article
Vettese, S., Allan, D., & Thompson, P. (2018). A study of childrens' relationship with making and use of CAD in collaborative, physical and digital environments : implications for learning and open access fabrication. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, 23(3), 10-25

In this paper, the researchers will investigate different ways in which school age, 'generation net' children learn, through non-linear, mediated, collaborative ‘making’ environments, enabled by online communities of ‘citizen practitioners' and maker... Read More about A study of childrens' relationship with making and use of CAD in collaborative, physical and digital environments : implications for learning and open access fabrication.

AHRC Design Research for Change Showcase (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Vettese, S., Anastasiadou, C., Calder, L., Vones, K., Burton, K., & Allan, D. AHRC Design Research for Change Showcase. 20 September 2018 - 23 September 2018

No abstract available.

3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., Vones, K., Allan, D., & Burton, K. (2018). 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

The research group have created a musical, 3D printed souvenir with interchangeable components so that the owner can create their own, personalised version of the musical experience after they have visited the church and experienced the musical perfo... Read More about 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components.

3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability (2018)
Journal Article
Vones, K., Allan, D., Lambert, I., & Vettese, S. (2018). 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability. Materials Today Communications, 16, 56-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.04.001

Ocean plastic pollution has been identified as one of the biggest environmental threats of our time. As large islands of plastic waste such as the Pacific Gyre amass through the forces of intercontinental currents (Law et al., 2010), remote beaches i... Read More about 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability.

The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Allan, D. (2017). The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age. In G. Pritchard, & N. Lambert (Eds.), Learn X Design London 2017 : the allure of the digital and beyond (60-66)

This paper will briefly discuss the debate between technological determinism and cultural materialism by reviewing relevant literature. Auto-ethnography will be used to explore the experience of the author as a digital native and her experience with... Read More about The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age.

3D Scanning: Conference Documentation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Allan, D. (2017). 3D Scanning: Conference Documentation. In Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017) (HCI). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.71

The intention of the installation, ‘Make What You Desire’ is to make the user feel liberated from manufacturing constraints. They are invited to use plasticine to model anything they like. This is then 3D scanned and 3D printed to form part of a larg... Read More about 3D Scanning: Conference Documentation.

Make What You Desire: An Interactive Blending of the Digital and the Analogue (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Allan, D. (2017). Make What You Desire: An Interactive Blending of the Digital and the Analogue. In Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017) (HCI)https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.72

3D printing technology has the potential to democratize the manufacturing process. 3D printers have become more affordable so almost anyone can access them either at home, work or a local Fablab. Now that this access is becoming more widespread, it i... Read More about Make What You Desire: An Interactive Blending of the Digital and the Analogue.

A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Vettese, S., Thompson, P., & Allan, D. (2017). A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication. In Cumulus Hong Kong 2016, Cumulus Working Papers, Open Design for E-very-thing (23-30)

In this paper, the researchers will investigate different ways in which school age, 'generation net' children learn, through non-linear, mediated, collaborative ‘making’ environments, enabled by online communities of ‘citizen practitioners' and maker... Read More about A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication.