MoveableMaker: Facilitating the Design, Generation, and Assembly of Moveable Papercraft
summary
MoveableMaker is a design tool that turns custom art into working papercraft by applying a three-layer model (visual, mechanics, base), constraint checking (5–10 constraints per design), and automated generation of printable files and cutter files. A survey of 504 children's books finds movables in 16% of books with about nine effects per book, informing supported effects. Outputs include front, mechanism, and back files plus assembly instructions for a Silhouette Cameo cutter; workshops show novices successfully design, cut, and assemble functioning moveables.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to MovableMaker
- 1:27What are movables?
- 3:36Challenges in movable creation
- 5:44Introducing MovableMaker software
- 8:08Designing movables in software
- 11:40Cutting and assembling movables
- 12:45User study and feedback
- 14:32Conclusion and future uses
- 14:55Q&A session
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