| Presentation | 2018-05-19 Optimum Size of Architectural Models for Tactile Exploration Tetsuya Watanabe, Kana Sato, |
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| Abstract(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Abstract(in English) | Three-dimensional (3D) printers are useful in the education and welfare of the blind. However, there is any established guidelines on the adequate size of models that are made by the use of 3D printers. We, therefore, made three sizes (6 cm, 12 cm, 18 cm) of models of six architectures with different complexities and conducted an experiment in which the participants explored these models and were asked to answer to the questions on the physical features of the architectures and to evaluate each sized models. The results of the physical feature quizzes showed difficulty in detecting little dots (a few milimeters) in small-sized (6 cm) models and dented structures in all sizes, and different impressions given by different sizes. The largest sized (18 cm) models gained the highest ratings for all architectures whereas even smaller sizes were understandable as for less complicated architectures. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | Blind and Visually Impaired People / Tactile Exploration / Architectural Model / 3D Printer |
| Paper # | ET2018-6 |
| Date of Issue | 2018-05-12 (ET) |
| Conference Information | |
| Committee | ET |
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| Conference Date | 2018/5/19(1days) |
| Place (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Place (in English) | National Institute of Special Needs Education |
| Topics (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Topics (in English) | Special Needs Education and Welfare Support, etc. |
| Chair | Yozo Miyadera(Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) |
| Vice Chair | Shoichi Nakamura(Fukushima Univ.) |
| Secretary | Shoichi Nakamura(Tokyo Polytechnic Univ.) |
| Assistant | Hiroki Nakayama(Waseda Univ.) / Megumi Kurayama(National Inst. of Tech., Hakodate College) |
| Paper Information | |
| Registration To | Technical Committee on Educational Technology |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | Optimum Size of Architectural Models for Tactile Exploration |
| Sub Title (in English) | Application of 3D Printers to the Education and Welfare of the Blind |
| Keyword(1) | Blind and Visually Impaired People |
| Keyword(2) | Tactile Exploration |
| Keyword(3) | Architectural Model |
| Keyword(4) | 3D Printer |
| 1st Author's Name | Tetsuya Watanabe |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Niigata University(Niigata Univ.) |
| 2nd Author's Name | Kana Sato |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Niigata University(Niigata Univ.) |
| Date | 2018-05-19 |
| Paper # | ET2018-6 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.118 |
| Number (no) | ET-46 |
| Page | pp.pp.29-34(ET), |
| #Pages | 6 |
| Date of Issue | 2018-05-12 (ET) |