My son has used Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu and Alice http://alice.org to learn animation.Can DIY create a kid centered 2D cartoon in Scratch?Can DIY create a kid centered 3D cartoon in Alice?He has now moved on to Maya, Blender, and Orbiter.Orbiter is an open source space simulator. http://orbiter.orgHe has been using Orbiter to model all the aviation and space vehicles he can find. He is interested in DIY drones but would like DIY designers to create models he can manipulate in Orbiter.He also has read "Fly Me to the Moon" an excellent introduction to orbital mechanics.Have DIY designers created any kid based materials.DIY basics?He is using starlogo as part of a Santa Fe Institute/MIT simulation class. DIY kit for GUTs program?http://www.santafe.edu/education/k12-project-guts.phpCould DIY build software for kids to simulate drones?Sell DIY kits for school programs in DIY web store?Young kids have problems with RC controls.Could DIY blimp be designed for kids? Add tethers, etc?How about an interface so kids can control the blimp with their little fingers?A fuzzy logic interface for kids?Forgiving until their skills improve?Nothing can crush a kids impression of DIY than a lost plane or drone.My son has walked crying from the field of dreams after crashing his RC plane.I wished I had built the RC blimp first.What DIY are kid tested?See example Scratch physics cartoon:http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/GeneMachine/34906Read more…
