Blender at School

1. Blender at School
Peter Koppatz
Sudile GbR
3. August 2017
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2. Table of Content
1 About Blender...
2 Projects...
3 Examples for Schools
4 What next? Sources/Hints
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3. What is Blender?
Definition at Wikipedia
Blender is a professional, free and
open-source 3D computer graphics software
toolset used for creating animated films,
visual effects, art, 3D printed models,
interactive 3D applications and video games.
Blender’s features include 3D modeling, UV
unwrapping, texturing, raster graphics
editing, rigging and skinning, fluid and smoke
simulation, particle simulation, soft body
simulation, sculpting, animating, match
moving, camera tracking, rendering, video
editing and compositing. It further features
an integrated game engine.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender(software)
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4. What is Blender
3D-software for artists
Blender Foundation in
Amsterdam
OpenSource (GPL)
Website:
http://www.blender.org
Quelle: https://blender.org
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5. Aim and Philosophy
Written by the founder Ton Roosendaal
Made for artists
Available for everybody
Made for Blender users
Easy to learn and to use1
The development does not depend on the desires of the general public.
Is developed concurrently with the practical use
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for Blender users, not for beginners – Peter Koppatz
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6. For artists
What areas?
The most important scenarios of use – an incomplete list:
Film
Animation
Modelling
Simulation
Games
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7. Examples
Films: a small selection
Big Buck Bunny
Sintel
Tears of Steel Electric Town
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8. Examples
Photorealistic pictures
https://www.blender.org/features/
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9. Examples
Animation
https://www.blender.org/features/
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10. Examples
Modelling
https://www.blender.org/features/
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11. Examples
Simulation
https://www.blender.org/features/
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12. Examples
Game and Physics-Engine
https://www.blender.org/features/
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13. Examples
Extension: Blend4Web
https://blend4web.com/en/community/article/139/
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14. Blender in Schools
Why?
We perceive the world we live in three dimensions. The digital world has
two or rather three dimensions too. They are used in many areas:
professions: architecture, science, archaeology, medicine
free time: games, films
3D-printing
Questions
A growing number of 3D applications is already
reality.
What role does 3D play in schools today?
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15. Blender in Schools
Why?
What children at school could get from Blender already today:
A tool for experimentation
A tool for creativity
A tool for cross-curricular themes
Stimulate computational thinking
Understanding nowadays technologies – not only teach how to become
consumers of technology but also learn how to create stuff using these
technologies. See also: http://b3d101.org/en/teach/why-teach-3d
Questions
Blender could be used for many topics/subjects.
Should Blender become a standard tool for
teaching and learning?
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16. Subject: Chemistry
A construction kit for molecules:
Questions
Combination of subjects like chemistry with
ICT/programming?
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17. Subject: Art
New forms from programming and/or modelling to 3D printing.
Questions
Combination of subjects like art with
ICT/programming?
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18. Subject: ICT
Games: every beginner in the field of programming wants to create games!
Questions
Combination of subjects like ICT/programming with
art and maths?
https://vocaword.org/sokoban
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19. Subject: First and Foreign Languages
Many tutorials exist in one language only. Translation into other languages
would support the introduction in other countries. This way students could
use their language competences in a meaningful context and contribute
actively to the OpenSource-movement.
Questions
Is translation/mediation suitable for
teaching first and foreign languages?
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20. Subject: ICT
Simulation: time of the day in a different way: a set theory clock. You can’t
explain the Modulo operator any better.
Questions
Combination of subjects, here ICT (Programming
and maths, programming language JavaScript).
http://pymove3d.sudile.com/stories/python/use-
cases/informatics/berlin-clock
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21. Support for Teachers
»Blender 101«
The Project »Blender 101« (near future), is about simplifying the UI:
will be implemented with the new version 2.8
That makes the use easier for beginners and teachers
Provides templates
Tutorials made for children (available today)
http://www.b3d101.org
http://pymove3d.sudile.com
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22. Sources of inspiration/patterns available for free
Publish/Download on/from
https://www.blendswap.com
https://sketchfab.com
http://pasteall.org
(supports .blend files for quick sharing / colaborative debugging)
Other social media platforms . . .
Tutorials/Help
https://www.blendernation.com/category/education/
https://blenderartists.org/forum/index.php (German)
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23. Any Questions?
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within
himself. – Galileo Galilei
Kontakt
peter.koppatz@sudile.com – Websites:
https://pymove3d.sudile.com (en/de)
https://methopedia.eu (en/de)
https://vocaword.com (de)
https://sudile.com (en/de)
https://python-verband.org (de)
Many thanks to Heidi Barucki for the support with the translation
and to the guys from blendereducation for hints and suggestions.
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24. My Wish
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