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| Origami Tree | ||
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| Author(s): | David Yates Rich Hauck Aya Ota Fuyuhiko Sugiura |
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| Instructor: | Rushkoff, Douglas | |
| Class: | Technology of Persuasion | |
| Documents: | origamitree(JPEG) | |
| Keywords: | origami, human interaction, persuasion | |
| The Origami Tree served as part of a response to a class assignment where students were to disseminate an idea throughout the school, and possibly beyond. | ||
| As a group, we chose to share the benefits of practicing origami during the tense weeks leading up to finals. Origami relieves stress, provides a temporary oasis from technology, and, perhaps most importantly, encourages interaction between people. We erected this tree to serve as a bridge between Eastern culture and the Western holiday, and by accompanying it with origami workshops where students were invited to learn, we were able to disseminate the idea of folding paper throughout the school, as well as generate help in decorating this tree. | ||