The show must go on!
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for Fab Labs and makerspaces where the use of digital fabrication machines and working with physical materials […]
Sustainable Design and Prototyping Using Digital Fabrication Tools for Education
Prototyping physical artifacts is a fundamental activity for both product development in industrial and engineering design domains and the development of digital […]
STEAM in Oulu
There is an increased interest to integrate STEAM methodologies and digital fabrication processes into formal education. However, teachers have repeatedly reported a […]
Guidelines for empowering children to make and shape digital technology—case fab lab oulu
Digital technology design and making skills are seen as important ‘twenty-first century skills’ that children need to learn to become future changemakers, […]
A Framework to Analyse Digital Fabrication Projects
In this study, we formulate a framework to evaluate open-ended projects related to digital fabrication. The framework consists of two dimensions, i.e. […]
Capturing Prototype Progress in Digital Fabrication Education
The early (pre-requirement) stages of product development can provide relevant insights into the creative design process. At these stages, the communication of […]
“Document-while-doing”
Maker and DIY communities are constantly sharing tutorials, projects documentation, as well as design sketches and model files. Producing documentation of good […]
Meanings in Digital Fabrication
The aim of this study is to investigate the drivers of physical realization of meaningful objects, in particular, how these drivers can […]
“The STEAM path”
With this poster, we present our goals, methodology and initial findings of the first 7 months of a pilot aiming to integrate […]
The Gravity of Thought
We discuss the design and initial evaluation of Gravity of Thought Waterfall, which is designed to be a surprising and creative prototype. […]