Haunted Houses With Google SketchUp

[ UUID ] 44d2e816-f9a2-4fa0-9bbd-1de6fe8bf9eb

[ Session Name ] Haunted Houses With Google SketchUp [ Primary Space ] Youth Zone

[ Submitter's Name ] Elise Ainsworth [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Girls2Geeks [ Submitter's GitHub ] @Girls2Geeks

[ Other Facilitator 1's Name ] Neil Ainsworth

What will happen in your session?

Each participant will use a laptop set up beforehand with Google SketchUp. Each year, as MozFest falls close to Halloween, I enjoy adding a 'spooky' theme to fit in with the time of the year, as seen in my previous 'Spooktacular Sounds' and 'Processing Monsters' workshops. Using basic SketchUp skills, the participants will create a house, before using textures, colours and their own designs to add a 'spooky' vibe. They will learn simple gestures and actions within SketchUp to first draw shapes and add colours, before then going on to use 'Push/Pull' and 'Follow Me', as well as more, to add a third dimension to their Halloween-themed environments.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

My goal through this session is to be able to give participants a basic and simple guide to finding their way around the popular Google SketchUp application, before then being able to apply this knowledge to create a 3-dimensional, coloured and detailed house, potentially fitting in with the Halloween theme. This will add a further element of fun to a workshop that will already have a child-friendly atmosphere, creating a welcoming environment for children and adults alike to learn how to apply computational and architectural knowledge and imagination to their own creations.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

I would need laptops that would be able to handle a single download of Google SketchUp, as well as a projector and HDMI cable for my laptop to be able to provide live instructions and demonstrations.

Time needed

60 mins