The Robotic Programming Lab

Designing an interactive experience at Museon

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

S. Padmasola Industrial Design Engineering

Contributors

A.J.C. van der Helm Design Conceptualization and Communication - IDE (supervisor 1)
A.P.O.S. Vermeeren Human Information Communication Design - IDE (supervisor 1)
Friso Visser (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Industrial Design Engineering
Copyright: © 2020 S. Padmasola
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

26-08-2020

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Abstract

The Netherlands is one of the forerunners in the fields of international scientific research, education and innovation. Currently ,the country faces a dire problem - insufficient technologically skilled people to meet the demands of the fast growing technological development.
To address this problem, the government mandated to actively encourage science among young children.
Science museums play a crucial role in delivering lessons to schools, they are ideal spaces to make the maximum impact on a young mind. Thus, the idea for the Robotic and Programming lab at Museon was born. The lab is established to be at the forefront of this change and to actively introduce programming to primary school children.

This project conceptualises the interactive experience of the robotic programming lab. It also formulates a framework for the experience which aids in the conceptualisation of interactive activities within the lab. These interactions are designed with an aim to encourage programming while closely considering the learning outcomes and the science concepts that children are already familiar with.