Sense & Scale | A site to explore cities, machines, and people at varying senses and scales. Updated by Arlene Ducao, with content from classes at NYU, CUNY, and MIT.

3DVE Data Sources (So Far)

For Project 3, you’ll be required to use data from one of the following data sources. If there’s a data source you’d like to use that’s not on this list, just email the data source URL to Prof D for approval. Textures NASA star maps (good for backgrounds) Sun STEREO satellite and Hyperwall examples Earth […]

3DVE 📼 Class Recordings

Email Prof for password Feb 4: Email Prof for link Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25 March 4 (with a 2nd recording from after-class office hours) March 11. Note that the recording goes silent at about 01:20:00 since we go into 1-on-1 sessions at the time. We also did a fast Terrain Tutorial during after-class […]

3D Virtual Environments 🦠🕋🪐🧬 Syllabus, Spring 2021

Hunter College, CUNYMEDP 36500 – 01 (5598), HN 1001FThursdays, 3:10 PM to 6:00 PM01/29/2021 – 05/25/2021Online – Synchronous Professor Arlene Ducao, arlduc [at] mit.edu (temporary)Office Hours: 5:00 – 5:30PM on Wednesdays AND 6:00 – 6:30 PM on Thursdays. I will share my office hours link via email. This course combines practical instruction in 3D environment […]

Making and Manufacturing as Socio-cultural Practice: Book list

Making and Makers To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure by Henry Petroski Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski Makers: The New Industrial Revolution by Chris Anderson The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers by Mark Hatch Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in […]

D&T F2020 🔚 Final Project Notes, Trends, and Tips ↪️🔋↩️

If you choose to pursue your final project beyond the scope of this class, it might help you to note the following frequent issues encountered across many final projects. I plan to use this list when updating the Final Project brief in 2021. Thanks, and have a great break! Define “diversity:” specify the geographic scope […]

NYU D&T 28 ❄️ FINAL PROJECTS!👏🏿👏🏾👏🏼👏🏻👏👏👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿👏🏿👏🏾👏🏼👏🏻👏

Announcements: Class Last chance: If you plan to present live today, please add your name to this list. PLEASE CHECK THAT I HAVE PERMISSION to access all of your final project documents (e.g. on Google). You’ll lose a 0.5 point for every document that I have to request permission for after this class. Three optional surveys: […]

NYU D&T 27 🎁 Final Project 1-on-1s 💬🦜

Announcements: Class Today’s session will not be recorded. You can now fill out an evaluation for this class through Albert. If you plan to present live on Thursday, please add your name to this list. If you plan to record your presentation, here are some options for recording your webcam + screen: Using Zoom (a tutorial […]

NYU D&T 26 🏳️‍🌈 Intro to LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈 Final Project Bits 👾👾

Announcements: Class Please remind me to press “RECORD” if needed. Some options for recording your webcam + screen: Using Zoom (a tutorial from SUNY JCC) Using Screencastify, a Chrome extension. Final Project Brief updates (will discuss on Thursday): Guest speaker emails are here (also linked from the final project brief). Solution Flowchart: Please be able to explain the Who/What/When/Where/Why […]

NYU D&T 25 📖 VR for Learning 🥽 Green Zone 🥬

Announcements: Class Please remind me to press “RECORD” if needed. Final Project Brief updates (will discuss on Thursday): Guest speaker emails are here (also linked from the final project brief). Solution Flowchart: Please be able to explain the Who/What/When/Where/Why to justify your flowchart as representing a solution. Use the annotated bibliography and presentation to add detail […]

NYU D&T 24 🦃 Social Innovation in India 🇮🇳 Soul of Reason Pt.2 🔊🔊

Announcements: Class Please remind me to press “RECORD” if needed. Konch.ai: Let me know if you’d like your account access to be extended (it will expire tomorrow). Your Konch transcription will count as a small part of your blog post grade. Final Project Brief: We won’t have much time to discuss today, but the project brief […]