Craft Tech

Craft technology is our term for the interweaving of computation with craft materials. This blending can take many forms, including the application of specialized software to aid in the design and construction of crafts (such as mechanical toys and paper sculpture) and in the creation of craft objects with embedded intelligence. Our particular interests lie in the educational realm - that is, we are especially interested in extending the landscape of children's craft activities

Faculty:

Visting Scholar:

Antranig Basman

Faculty Collaborators:

Leah Buechley (MIT)

Mark Gross (CMU)

Doctoral Students:

Yingdan Huang

Ben Leduc-Mills

Halley Profita

Masters Students:

Michelle Bourgeois

Undergraduates:

Kevin Klinkel

Kyle Ludwig

Alumni:

Tom Wrensch

Glenn Blauvelt

Active Projects:

Math on a Sphere

Past Projects:

The Code Road

3D Zoetrope

LaserBall

E-Textiles

PopUp Workshop

Sewing Circuits

Smart Tiles

Current Grants:

with Co-PI W. DuBow, NCWIT
A Cultural Shift in Computer Science: Introducing Computation through E-Textiles. National Science Foundation. February 2010-Feb. 2013. [$398K/3 years]
PILOT: Construction made Simple(r): Interfaces, Devices, and Infrastructure for Beginning Fabrication. National Science Foundation. Sept. 2009-August 2012. [$368K/3 years]

“Geometry on the Sphere: An Interactive Exploration of Non-Euclidean Ideas for K-12 Students”, CU Outreach, September 2008-August 2009. In collaboration with the Fiske Planetarium, CU Boulder. [$3300/1 yr.]

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE,

INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE,

CENTER FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND DESIGN