Methods to operate and design new mechanisms for digital fabrication (e.g., 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC milling); principles, models, theories, impact and prediction of behaviors in programmable materials; Emphasis on practical applications and literature on late-breaking computational fabrication in human-computer interaction for end-users; Formulation of a novel interaction techniques for fabrication through mathematical representation of machine mechanisms and material behaviors.

Graduate classification and approval of instructor. Students are expected to be proficient in programming, own knowledge in WebGL and opensource project management. Javascript and node are preferred but not limited.

Week #1 (Aug. 25th): Course Intro
Week #2 (Sep. 1st): Labor Day (No classes)
Week #3 (Sep. 8th): Idea Pitch & Paper Pinhole Camera
Week #4 (Sep. 15th): 3D Printing Basics & Metamaterial Mechanisms
Week #5 (Sept 22nd): Slicing & G-code
Week #6 (Sep. 29th): No class (Instructor is at UIST'25, Busan, Korea) Week #7 (Oct. 6th): Smart Materials for FDM Printing with Digital Capabilities
Week #8 (Oct. 20th): SVG(Vectors) and Laser Cutting (Cont'd)