Challenge to remote reality 2: Holding a remote participation project for intensive training at Politecnico di Milano

The Design Studies degree program will continue to carry out international design projects in 2021.

Continuing from 2020, 2 teams and 7 people participated in the year-end intensive exercise at Politecnico di Milano.

Unlike the 2020 academic year, this exercise was short-term, lasting just one week, but the University of Tsukuba did quick modeling (manual work) and design, sent the data to Milan, outputted the actual model at a partner company, and completed an online presentation. We evaluated the work output on the Milan side.

I also experienced that the practice of remote reality, which uses digital technology to share physical objects between parties, is not limited to 3D printers.

Design by reusing cardboard packaging - Politecnico di Milano, University of Tsukuba, Ghelfi Ondulati, SiEnergie

Period: Intensive exercise from June 2021, 6 to June 7, 2021

Theme: "Design by reusing cardboard packaging"

Instructors in charge: Barbara Del Curto (Polytechnic University of Milan), Setsu Ito (University of Tsukuba, Studio ITO Design), Shishin Ito (Tama Art University, Studio ITO Design), Toshimasa Yamanaka, Kuniko Otomo, A Sakuma (University of Tsukuba)

Supporting manufacturers: Ghelfi Ondulati, SiEnergie (Italy)

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Management team at Politecnico di Milano

Mr. Setsu Ito (Professor, University of Tsukuba, Studio ITO Design), Mr. Shinobu Ito (Part-time Lecturer, Tama Art University, Studio ITO Design), Mr. Barbara Del Curto (Professor, Politecnico di Milano), and Mr. Martino Zinzone (TA ) and Andrea Marinelli (TA)

Technical support team: Ghelfi Ondulati and SiEnergie

Mr. Matteo Pilotto of Ghelfi Ondulati, a major Italian cardboard production company, and Mr. Riccardo Schioppa of SiEnergie, a display stand manufacturing company.

Participants from the University of Tsukuba watched the explanation on the first day.

University of Tsukuba participants watching an explanatory presentation on the first day of the workshop.Since the main explanations for this exercise will be given in Italian, the Tsukuba side will use Microsoft Translator to translate the Italian audio given by the Milan side presenters into English and Japanese text in real time. It was displayed.

Two teams from the University of Tsukuba discuss ideas.

This time, instead of forming a mixed team remotely with the Italian side, we formed two teams among the participating students from the Tsukuba side.In addition to 2 teams from Politecnico di Milano, a total of 12 teams held the workshop.

Interim presentation: University of Tsukuba team

The University of Tsukuba team presents a prototype of their idea at an interim presentation.

Interim presentation: Polytechnic University team presentation

Watching the idea presentations of 12 teams from Politecnico di Milano during the interim presentations.

The final design proposal is output all at once on the Milan side.

The final design proposals for all teams, including the data from the University of Tsukuba team, were cut out and assembled using a cutting plotter at Politecnico di Milano.

Assembling the final design proposal (Milan side)

Assembling the final design proposal

Final presentation

The final presentation explained the design assembled by the University of Tsukuba team.

Final presentation

A model assembled by Politecnico di Milano based on the design proposal of the University of Tsukuba team.

Final presentation

Explanation of the final design proposal by the University of Tsukuba team

Final presentation

A model assembled by Politecnico di Milano based on the design proposal of the University of Tsukuba team.