Journal for Geometry and Graphics, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 99-107 (2000)

Design Procedure on a Newly Developed Paper Craft

Takahiro Yonemura, Sadahiko Nagae

Department of Electronic System and Information Engineering
Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kinki University
Nishimitani 930, Uchida-cho, Naga-Gun, Wakayama, 649-6439 Japan
email: yonemura@mm.info.waka.kindai.ac.jp

Abstract: Personal computers are now rapidly diffusing into public facilities as well as educational organizations and common families. To let variety of user groups handle software with ease, it is an urgent business and an essential factor to develop a digital society as well as to construct a human-friendly environment for operation. This article describes a method to effectively fabricate various formative models by means of paper craft and suggests an example of educational tools with which everybody can explore the environment to be acquainted with computer and joy of creation during enjoyment.

Keywords: Paper craft, paper folding, modelling software, gesture interface

Classification (MSC2000): 51N05; 00A35, 68N99

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