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Title:
Short circuits : crafting E-puppets with DIY electronics
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Series:
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning

Interconnections : understanding systems through digital design
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2014
Physical Description:
xxxviii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780262027830

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30000010337905 TK7862 P47 2014 Open Access Book Book
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Summary

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Tools and methods for creating electronic puppets.

Short Circuits offers students opportunities to undertake physical computing projects, providing tools and methods for creating electronic puppets. Students learn how to incorporate microprocessors into everyday materials and use them to enhance their language and writing skills with shadow puppet shows featuring their own DIY flashlights.


Author Notes

Kylie Peppler is Assistant Professor in the Learning Sciences Program and Director of the Creativity Labs at Indiana University Bloomington. Katie Salen Tekinbaş is Professor in the School of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University and Executive Director of Institute of Play. Melissa Gresalfi is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Learning Sciences at Vanderbilt University. Rafi Santo is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences Program at Indiana University Bloomington.


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