2015.01.15
Associate Professor Hiroya Tanaka of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at our university will offer a four-week course titled "3D Printers and Digital Fabrication" on the online course platform Gacco, starting February 10, 2015.
The Gacco project is an online course platform promoted by NTT DOCOMO, INC. and NTT Knowledge Square Inc., characterized by offering authentic lectures by university professors to anyone for free. Last year, this project offered the course "Internet" by Jun Murai, Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, and this "3D Printers and Digital Fabrication" course will be the second one offered by an SFC faculty member.
Associate Professor Hiroya Tanaka, who is in charge of the course, is known as a leading figure in this field, promoting "FabLabs"* in Japan and Asia and contributing to the establishment of "FabSpace"* at the Media Center on our university's campus. He is also currently gaining attention both in Japan and internationally as a spirited researcher developing new 3D data standards and even 3D printers themselves.
This course is based on the content of the "Digital Fabrication" class offered at our university, newly and compactly organized with the aim of conveying its appeal in an easy-to-understand manner, even for those outside of science and engineering fields.
The course can be viewed for free, but you must register on the website before the course begins. You can register at the following site.
Additionally, a "flipped classroom" experience, where participants can try out the equipment at FabLabs across the country, is also available for those who are interested. For inquiries regarding this course, please contact the gacco Office .
The course promotional video is here .
* FabLab: A facility where citizens can experiment with digital fabrication equipment such as 3D printers.
FabSpace : A facility where students, faculty, and staff can use equipment like 3D printers and 3D scanners for free.