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During the Fab Play Studio Intensive, students are given the time, space, and guidance to explore concepts that each individual student has an interest in. Throughout the course, students are asked to follow a design process and document their learning each day. With iterative design, feedback, continued research, and social interactions, students develop a variety of project-based learning artifacts. Students are encouraged to be self-guided, hands-on, and focused on smaller learning outcomes to build up to a comprehensive experience or final project.
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Fab Play Studio Intensive (Google Drive)
Photos Folder (GDrive)
2021 Fab Play Studio Project
Doin’ It Right - Creating a “Daft Punk” Spectrum Visualizer Helmet
Christopher Gerace
Revolutionary dance/electronic music group Daft Punk is iconic for their robotic appearance: both members always wore metal helmets in the public eye. For my Fab Play independent studio project, I designed and created a helmet that uses my voice to illuminate LEDs on the front visor. All of the technology for the project is housed on the helmet itself, featuring a microphone input, an Arduino running the code, and an extra board for other wire connections. This function-over-form first version of the project will be a great foundation on which I can polish the looks and improve the function in the future to include music-making capability.
The Auditorium’s Missing Piece -
The Giant Fair Play Sign
Fritz Neubauer
Fair Play is the motto and a staple of Hawken School, and the phrase is displayed with a small sign in every classroom in the school. However, the auditorium, a major gathering space for the school, was missing one. Using the ShopBot CNC machine, I cut out foam letters and a wood backing piece to create this sign. The letters have an amazing pop and 3D effect because of the 2 inch thickness of the foam, and the contrast in color between the letters and the background (the background is painted white, the letters painted black). With some extra hardware, LED lights are mounted on the back to make it glow from behind. The sign will be hung by two cables attached to the horizontal support board on the back, which will hang on two bolts and/or screws in the wall. It will hang at the top of the wall above the balcony in the rear of the auditorium.
Design and Engineering Deep Dive- a Multi-Project Experience
Jay Lee
During the Fab Play Studio intensive, I worked on a variety of projects; all of which were related to design, engineering, or both. Possibly my favorite project was the dragon animatronic because it really tested my ability to design something that will work over something that will look good. At the end of the intensive, I had finished the neck, head, and wings. I had modeled a dragon head before the intensive and reused it for this to save time. The mouth can open and close, the neck extends and retracts, and the wings open and close. All of the components had to go through multiple prototypes before they worked. The neck was the biggest example of this, requiring four attempts before it worked properly. Overall, I really enjoyed this project and I learned a lot, especially about designing moving parts. I will be working in the Fab Lab to finish this over the rest of the year.
Fashion Fabrication and Creation
Nicholas Garcia-Whitko
https://docs.google.com/document/d/129vJCIFWpfn2MaxBQfpkQpMrRt9LZhRuvir6ouLHrMM/edit?usp=sharing
Fashion and clothing play major roles in the way we express ourselves to the world. Throughout this intensive I worked with and learned how to sew and embroider clothing. With no previous experience I worked my way up to sewing shorts with an elastic waistband and creating iron-on embroidered patches that I designed using Designer’s Gallery software and Sewart software. I learned the ins and outs of sewing and embroidering and practiced a lot to continue to improve the quality of my work. I created many pieces and each piece, a shirt, a patch, a vest, etc. tells a story and has taught me different important lessons about sewing and embroidery.
Unity & C# Deep Dive - A look into a 2D world
Alex Zunt
During the Fab Play intensive, I delved into the world of C#, Game Design, and Unity. I did a course on programming in C#, which taught me everything from C# basics to complex data management. I then used this knowledge to create a simple prototype of a two-dimensional platformer within Unity. I learned how to add cool decorative effects to my scene, as well as how to make basic UI elements and program them. I originally planned to delve straight away into the creation of the game, but then realized I had very little knowledge on programming and took a step back to learn. Overall, I’m still proud of what I managed to accomplish and I know that what I learned will help me later on in game development.
Pop-Up Kids Books
Hannah Killings
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cSzzKQUBql_RANwLQ1ivWiB1XQxB3IYoRvOpWDYWpmM/edit
During the Fab Lab Independent Study Intensive, I worked with popups. I made mini prototypes of different types of popups, and I will be working with Mrs. Mark’s intensive as well. I will teach/help her students with their unknown/known project(specifically the artistic part). Later, I will help 4th graders create their own pop up books. I used the laser cutter to mass produce templates and book covers. I used Adobe Illustrator to make the templates and it was a very tedious process. They can then add their faces, colors, etc to the pre-made template. I made many different templates of pop-ups even though we only ended up using the 4 easiest ones. It was amazing to see what the kids did with the pop up books and their creativity.
Building the Kleinman Wellness Center Sign
Praveen Kumar
Abstract: One of the current Hawken Community needs was the sign for the newly renovated Kleinman Wellness Center. Over the course of three weeks, I designed and put together letters, a base, and an acrylic logo for the sign. My project was guided by these three components, and I was able to utilize many of the amazing resources in the fab lab, including the shop bot, laser cutter, vinyl cutter, and many other tools. I spent a significant amount of time designing, prototyping, and testing many different possibilities for the sign. I learned new methods such as simple painting, nailing, drilling, and how to install LED strip lights for a sign. The sign itself is 96 inches wide, and will hang over the front door to the new Kleinman Wellness Center. Each letter is approximately 5 inches tall, and the base itself is around 3 inches tall. Overall, I’m very proud of the work I put in and learned so much about the amazing opportunities and possibilities within the space.
Fashion and Creativity- Jewelry and mirrors project
Tatum Gilbert
Creativity and art are one of the many ways people express themselves, so I wanted to create something that expresses parts of me. During the intensive I created a flower mirror from glass mirror material and wood. I layered the mirror with 2 pieces of wood and added glass on top so that when you use it you can see your reflection. I then later created a jewelry box to keep all my jewelry in. The jewelry box holds things such as rings, bracelets, and earrings. I made everything nice and colorful to make a more abstract look. Both projects consisted of me using a laser cutter and hot glue to paste everything together.
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