TR99-31

Construction Kits as Learning Environments

    •  Neal Lesh, Joe Marks, Maurizio Patrignani, "Construction Kits as Learning Environments", Tech. Rep. TR99-31, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA, March 1999.
      BibTeX TR99-31 PDF
      • @techreport{MERL_TR99-31,
      • author = {Neal Lesh, Joe Marks, Maurizio Patrignani},
      • title = {Construction Kits as Learning Environments},
      • institution = {MERL - Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories},
      • address = {Cambridge, MA 02139},
      • number = {TR99-31},
      • month = mar,
      • year = 1999,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR99-31/}
      • }
Abstract:

Two software applications illustrate principles of microworld design. WayMaker is a tool for constructing maps and virtual scenes of cityscapes. With DemBones, users build cartoon-like skeletons from images of dinosaur bones, and experiment with simulated legged locomotion in animating the creatures. Each kit is both a learning environment and a tool for learning research.