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3DGeoArt Project showcased at BAFTA - and how to make your own 3DGeoArt too!

2008-10-29

AS (Aspergers Syndrome) students at City College Norwich were on fine form at Professor Stephen Heppell ’s annual ‘Be Very Afraid’ event held at London’s BAFTA headquarters in Piccadilly on Monday 27 October 2008. Professor Heppell runs the event (now in its 5th year) to showcase

AS (Asperger's Syndrome) students at City College Norwich were on fine form at Professor Stephen Heppell 's annual ‘Be Very Afraid’ event held at London's BAFTA headquarters in Piccadilly on Monday 27 October 2008. Professor Heppell runs the event (now in its 5th year) to showcase the extraordinary projects involving new technologies in learning throughout the UK. The projects range from primary schools right through to undergraduates. Ten learning institutions were picked to show their stuff and inspire others. I'll explain a little more about the AS students undertaking this work after I've explained the 3DGeoArt project they were showcasing at BAFTA first… First, the learners start by looking at a local area on a map: Next, they look for shapes… Shapes are made up of roads and routes in the local area; the students draw out the shape (which also forms the route for the art). Below is the 'slipper' shape the students spotted in a map of Norwich, drawn in a blue line. Next to the drawing is a 'Trackstick' (GPS device): Other shapes found include 'ice cream', 'cars', and 'cupcakes'. With the map in hand, they then walk to the selected start point of the shape and turn on the Tracks…

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