Paper Info
Title
Crowdsourced Fabrication.
Abstract
In recent years, extensive research in the HCI literature has explored interactive techniques for digital fabrication. However, little attention in this body of work has examined how to involve and guide human workers in fabricating larger-scale structures. We propose a novel model of crowdsourced fabrication, in which a large number of workers and volunteers are guided through the process of building a pre-designed structure. The process is facilitated by an intelligent construction space capable of guiding individual workers and coordinating the overall build process. More specifically, we explore the use of smartwatches, indoor location sensing, and instrumented construction materials to provide real-time guidance to workers, coordinated by a foreman engine that manages the overall build process. We report on a three day deployment of our system to construct a 12-tall bamboo pavilion with assistance from more than one hundred volunteer workers, and reflect on observations and feedback collected during the exhibit.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1145/2984511.2984553
UIST
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
5
0.42
References 
Authors
30
23
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Benjamin J. Lafreniere1625.45
Tovi Grossman22689147.40
Fraser Anderson372.13
Justin Matejka465031.10
Heather Kerrick551.10
Danil Nagy651.10
Lauren Vasey750.76
Evan Atherton850.42
Nicholas Beirne950.42
Marcelo H. Coelho1050.42
Nicholas Cote1150.42
Steven Li1250.42
Andy Nogueira1350.42
Long Nguyen1432684.60
Tobias Schwinn1550.42
James Stoddart1650.42
David Thomasson1750.42
Ray Wang1851.10
Thomas White19123.36
David Benjamin2091.60
Maurice Conti2150.42
Achim Menges2250.42
George W. Fitzmaurice233423512.31