Demo Hour

DEMO HOUR: PaperMech

PaperMech (aka FoldMecha) is a design system for the exploratory construction of mechanical papercraft. It enables users to design movements with simple mechanisms by modifying parameters, download the parts and folding nets to build the mechanisms, and adapt them into their own creations. Our website (below) provides assembly instructions along with a gallery, where you will find a diverse array of expressive paper machines created by our workshop participants.

http://www.papermech.net/

https://vimeo.com/225807941

https://vimeo.com/214450715

Oh, H., Kim, J., Morales, C., Gross, M., Eisenberg, M., and Hsi, S. FoldMecha: Exploratory design and engineering of mechanical papercraft. Proc. of the 11th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. ACM, New York, 2017, 131–139; https://doi.org/10.1145/3024969.3024991

Oh, H., Eisenberg, M., Gross, M.D., and Hsi, S. Paper mechatronics: A design case study for a young medium.Proc. of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM, New York, 2015, 371–374; http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2771839.2771919

HyunJoo Oh, University of Colorado Boulder
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Mark D. Gross, University of Colorado Boulder
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Michael Eisenberg, University of Colorado Boulder
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Sherry His, Concord Consortium
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On the PaperMech website, users design a mechanical movement by modifying local parameters in simulation, then download parts to cut and build it following the assembly tutorials.