Spatial Sketchis a software application for creating 3D sketches in physical space and transforming them into real world objects as a series of laser cut slices. The idea is to bridge between physical movement and physical form, exploring the creative possibilities of digital fabrication. The initial iteration shown here demonstrates the design and creation of a lamp shade using gestural movement and its fabrication using a series of radial slices cut from cardboard and acrylic.
Spatial Sketch: Bridging Between Movement & Fabrication (PDF 500k) - A paper presented at the 2010 Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction conference in Cambridge, MA. The abstract is as follows:
-Spatial Sketch is a three-dimensional (3D) sketch application that bridges between physical movement and the fabrication of objects in the real world via cut planar materials. This paper explores the rationale and details behind the development of the Spatial Sketch application, and presents our observations from user testing and a hands-on lamp shade design workshop. Finally we reflect upon the relevance of embodied forms of human computer interaction for use in digital fabrication.
-This project was developed as part of the Igarashi Design Interface Project, together with Juncong Lin.