{"id":2056,"date":"2016-06-19T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2016-07-09T12:52:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T12:52:29","slug":"learning-3d-modeling-by-building-a-game-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/learning-3d-modeling-by-building-a-game-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on 3D Modeling and Game Design workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Flearning-3d-modeling-by-building-a-game-level%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LearningTinkerCAD.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2057\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2057\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LearningTinkerCAD.jpg\" alt=\"Learning TinkerCAD\" width=\"1006\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LearningTinkerCAD.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LearningTinkerCAD-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LearningTinkerCAD-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LearningTinkerCAD-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had a great time during our 3D modeling workshop at <a href=\"http:\/\/sparkmacon.com\" target=\"_blank\">SparkMacon <\/a>yesterday. \u00a0\u00a0This workshop, the second class in our Summer Maker skills series, helps makers learn how to build 3D stuff for games, art and 3D printing. \u00a0The skills used in this workshop can apply to many topic areas: \u00a0medical applications, engineering, game design, and digital fabrication. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In teaching this workshop, I hope we can inspire and foster the next Easton LaChappelle. \u00a0He\u2019s an amazing young man who has launched his own company to produce functional and affordable prosthetics. \u00a0\u00a0He started this work at the age of 14. \u00a0Check out his story in the video below. \u00a0I enjoy starting our workshops with this story since it helps the students think about the potential impact and change they can make with these skills. \u00a0These are powerful ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HGKQDrQ9e40\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we have taught this workshop, I have especially enjoyed changing the challenge problem or prompts that I give the students. \u00a0\u00a0In this post, I wanted to share a few insights and ideas for the benefit of other teachers. \u00a0 In this last workshop, I wanted to give the students the ability to play with 3D scanning. \u00a0\u00a0I think the students really enjoyed this. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/scan2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2058\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2058\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/scan2.jpg\" alt=\"3D scanning\" width=\"1006\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/scan2.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/scan2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/scan2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/scan2-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During our workshop, we committed ourselves to build parts of a small game world. \u00a0 \u00a0My son and two middle school students helped build this world. \u00a0 We did parts of the game world in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinkercad.com\" target=\"_blank\">TinkerCAD.com<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0At the end of the workshop, I imported their work into a game using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unity3d.com\" target=\"_blank\">Unity game engine<\/a>. \u00a0 The work of each student has a different model color. \u00a0 I think the students appreciated getting to see the Unity game engine since it gave them a maker perspective of building games. \u00a0 \u00a0By the end of the class, we had combined our work together so that we could publish using the Unity web player and a Google Cardboard format. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studentWorkTinkerCAD.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2059\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studentWorkTinkerCAD.png\" alt=\"Student work in TinkerCAD\" width=\"956\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studentWorkTinkerCAD.png 956w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studentWorkTinkerCAD-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studentWorkTinkerCAD-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studentWorkTinkerCAD-900x518.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check out their work here:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/tinkerCadClassWebGL\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student work in Unity web player<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student work in <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/16011162\/tinkerCadWorld.apk\" target=\"_blank\">Android Google Cardboard app format<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Very proud of the students and their work. \u00a0It was fun seeing the students helping each other.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching this class is so much fun! \u00a0We had a great time building this game world together. \u00a0Looking forward to serving many new students and sharing the joy of making. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us for our next Maker Skills workshops!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Month 3: July 16 \u2013 Laser cutting:<\/b> Makers will learn the basics of designing for the laser cutter by creating beautiful bookmarks, key chains, or jewelry. \u00a0Makers will learn techniques for editing scalable vector graphics for laser cutting jobs using InkScape, a free graphics design tool. \u00a0\u00a0We will also introduce ways to design 3-dimensional work using various tools and cutting patterns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1754\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/laserSamples.jpg\" alt=\"Laser cutting samples\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/laserSamples.jpg 400w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/laserSamples-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Month 4: August 20 \u2013 Robotics<\/b><i>:<\/i> Building upon the programming skills introduced early in the program, students will have the opportunity to build robots from scratch using the <a href=\"http:\/\/makeblock.com\/mbot-stem-educational-robot-kit-for-kids\/\">mBot <\/a>kit. \u00a0\u00a0Students will love customizing their mBot using puzzle based programming and the easy to assemble construction experience. \u00a0\u00a0Students take home their mbot to continue the tinkering fun at home.<\/p>\n<p>This series will be tons of fun. \u00a0Looking forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register today for this workshop at<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkmacon.com\/calendar\/\">SparkMacon.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1285\">10 Free Resources for Learning JavaScript and HTML5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1238\">17 Fun Tools To Teach Kids To Code by @ChrisBetcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=623\">Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1349\">Easy Recipes for Building Android Apps using MIT App Inventor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1079\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Minecraft Programming Using ScriptCraftJS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a 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