cms research summit february 8, 2002 games-to-teach project dreamhaus
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CMS Research Summit February 8, 2002
Games-to-Teach ProjectDreamHaus
CMS Research Summit February 8, 2002
DreamHaus• Unlocking magic of math, science, and
engineering through Architecture• Compelling to non-gamers• Edutainment cross-over potential• Witty, camp aesthetic
Robin Hauck, Heather Miller, & Zachary Nataf with Wally Holland
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What is DreamHaus?• Bobbi is a cutting-edge architect in Soho• She wants to win the AIA Gold Medal• AIA Panel presents 7 design challenges• Each challenge embodies a set of math,
physics, and engineering concepts.• Win all 7 challenges and
win the Gold Medal!
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DreamHaus CurriculumLevel
Design Challenge Field Trips Content
Intro Design a simple home that stands
Dogon Home; Irish Home Villa Savoye
Force, Beams, Loads, Equilibrium.
1 Give wealthy child actor a solid “roof”
Pyramids Parthenon; Stonehenge
Force, Beams, Loads, stone.
2 Create a tall building for a little king.
Hancock BuildingEiffel tower
Trusses, Steel, Horiz. pressures; Shearing.
3 Circus Tent Tokyo Olympic; Nervi’s hangars; Super Dome
Tension, Elasticity.
4 Earthquake Resistant Structure
Coliseum; PantheonNotre Dame; Egg
Arches, meridians, domes
5 Design a building for rap star in Antarctica
Igloo; Ice Hotel Dome structures, Thermodynamics
6 Underwater Building Falling Water Canterleavering
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DreamHaus
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Checking Other Sites: (Villa Savoya)
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Web Communities• Upload and download original buildings• Upload and download user-created models of
actual buildings• Peer Reviews• Peer Assessments• Collaboration with experts• Online Communities of Design Practice (e.g. Lave
& Wenger, 1991; Squire & Johnson, 2000)
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DreamHaus Pedagogy• Conceptual Physics / Engineering
(Belcher, 2001; Forbus, 2001)
• Multiple Approaches to Understanding (Gardner, 1992)
• Learning by Design (Perkins, 1986)
• Creativity in Engineering (Sheperdson, 1999)
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DreamHaus Future• Potential Partners
– Design / Software Companies, Engineering Programs
• Questions? [email protected]
• http://cms.mit.edu/games/education/