PUDCAD PROJECT
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1. THE PUDCAD PROJECT
The Project “PUDCAD – Practicing Universal Design Principles in Design Education through a CAD-based Game” has been developed over the three-year period 2017–2020 thanks to financing from the European Community through the Erasmus+ KA203 Programme.
Eight partners have contributed to the creation of the project – six European Union and non-EU universities and two associations – for a total of about thirty researchers and instructors and a hundred students.
The project is tied to one of the priorities laid out by the European Commission: guarantee all people with disabilities complete access to all environments and services in everyday life. The number of people with disabilities at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the world, is in fact much higher with respect to people lacking disabilities. For this reason, the European Commission encourages many organizations to work on this theme and raise public awareness.
Design is recognized as a driver of user-centred innovation and is a key instrument in preventing isolation of people with disabilities in society. Despite the fact that since the 1980s there were architects and designers who started to apply Principles of Universal Design to their projects, its use was still quite limited and rarely present in the education of young designers.
The PUDCAD project offers an empathetic approach and a learning methodology based on game-based learning (Gamification) to teach students of Design and Architecture
about this approach and put it into practice by providing them tools to develop ideas for innovative, accessible design.
The project is divided into:
- Learning activities – Workshops;
- Research activities – Output;
- Presenting activities – Publications and multiplier events.
The final product is a didactic and educational tool inserted in a learning environment planned with the involvement of the users – the students – that have participated in the various phases of design through project workshops defined as follows:
Workshop C4, Milan (Italy), February 2018 – dedicated to the analysis and the re-design of educational environments through the application of the principles of Universal Design.
Workshop C5, Detmold (Germany), October 2018 – dedicated to the application of Inclusive Design parameters for the design of school environments;
Workshop C6, Florence (Italy), May 2019 – dedicated to the development of concepts applicable to the PUDCADGame;
Workshop C7, Lahti (Finland), November 2019 – dedicated to testing the Alpha version of the Game.
During each of the student workshops, instructors and researchers of the Team put into practice methods, processes, and tools for teaching Universal Design.
1.1 Partners
The following universities and associations are project partners:
Universities
BAU – Baheşehir University, Game Lab, Istanbul, Turkey;
LAB – Institute of Design and Fine Arts, Lahti, Finland;
ITU – Istanbul Technical University, Department of Interior Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey (Project Coordinator);
POLIMI – Department of Design, Milan, Italy;
TH OWL – OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Detmold School of Architecture and Interior Architecture, Germany;
UNIFI – Department of Architecture, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Associations
SERCEV, The Association for Well-being of Children with Cerebral Palsy (Ankara, Turkey)
ErgoTherapy, The Occupational Therapy Association of Turkey (Ankara, Turkey).
The Teams of ITU, POLIMI, TH OWL and UNIFI carry out research and teaching in the field of Universal Design (Design for All and Inclusive Design) and/or Assistive Technologies (AT); LAB has documented experience in interior design and design of furnishings; the BAHUN Team has expertise in the Usage of Architecture in Video Games and Usage of Video Games in Design Education; the associations SERCEV and ET carry out documentation, research and design activities in the field of Inclusivity for People with Disabilities.
1.2 Links
For more information on the project, see:
PUDCAD Project Website. Link
PUDCAD Universal Design Education Practice Conference E2.
Man, Space and Inclusion, Detmold (Germany), October, 19, 2018. Link
PUDCAD Universal Design Education Practice Conference E3.
Designing for Inclusive Learning Experience, Florence (Italy), May 10, 2019. Link
PUDCAD Universal Design Education Practice Conference E5.
Game + Design Education / Virtual Conference, June 24-26, 2020. Link
1.3 Publications
Akyurek, G., Bumin, G., Huri, M., Kayıhan, H., Gürkan, S. (2021). Investigation of The Relationship Between Activity Performance in The School Settings and Occupational Performance of High School Students With Cerebral Palsy. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
Brischetto, A. (2020). Game and Gamification for Empowerment and Inclusion. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 165-177). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Bumin, G., Huri, M., Kars, S., Kayihan, H. (2019). Is It Really Accessibility: A Qualitative Study About School Accessibility. Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 7(3), 129 – 134. Link.
Bumin, G., Huri M., Kars, S., Kayihan, H. (2020). Inclusion of Interdisciplinary Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing Education to Occupational Therapy Curriculum. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 303 -311). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Buratti, G., Costa, F., Rossi, M. (2020). Nuove Forme di Insegnamento. Realizzazione di un Serious Game per educare ai principi dell’Universal Design/ New teaching methods. Creation of a serious game to educate to Universal design principles. In Empler, T., Caldarone, A., Fusinetti, A. (eds). 3D Modeling & BIM. Data modeling and management for AECO industry. Tipografia del genio civile.
Buratti, G., Costa, F., Rossi, M. (2019). La gamifications incontra il BIM. Pudcad: progressi nello sviluppo di un gioco per l’insegnamento dei principi dell’universal design/Gamifications meets BIM. Pudcad: advances in development of a games to teach universal design principles. In 3D Modeling & BIM. Modelli e soluzioni per la Digitalizzazione (pp. 148-165). Tipografia del genio civile. Link.
Buratti, G., Costa, F., Rossi, M. (2020). Tiles and Patterns. Modular Concept in PUDCAD Learning Game Scenario. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 177-186). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Buratti, G. (2019). Disegnare per L’inclusione Sociale. Pudcad: Formare ai principi dell’Universal Design utilizzando un software Cad. In RIFLESSIONI L’ARTE DEL DISEGNO / IL DISEGNO DELL’ARTE – REFLECTIONS THE ART OF DRAWING / THE DRAWING OF ART (pp. 1457-1466). Gangemi editore. Link.
Buratti, G., Amoruso, G., Costa, F., Pillan, M., Rossi, M., Ozge, C., Demet, A. (2019). PUDCAD Project. Towards a CAD-Based Game for the Implementation of Universal Design Principles in Design Education. Proceedings of the 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage. In Advances In Intelligent Systems And Computing, vol. 919. Link.
Buratti, G., Amoruso, G., Costa, F., Pillan, M., Rossi, M. (2018). PUDCAD − Practicing Universal Design Principles in Design Education through a CAD-based game − kick-off workshop in Milan. In International Symposium of Representation Scientific Area (pp. 229-232). Didapress. Link.
Buratti, G., Costa, F., Rossi, M. (2021). An educational path on Universal Design. Video Games as Learning Tools. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
Catak, G., Tüker, C. (2020). Interrelations Between Technology, Interface and Experience Design Decisions. Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 177-186). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Cordan, O., Dincay, D.A., Toker, C.Y., Oksuz, E.B., Semizoglu, S. (2020). Designing an Inclusive Navigation App for Taşkışla Building. Ergonomia&Design, 36. Link.
Cordan, O., Dinçay, D., Yurdakul, C., Oksuz, E., Vayvay, G. (2020). Exploring Universal Design Principles within a PUDCAD Project: Local Workshops in Turkey. The International Journal of Design Education, 4, 1-18. Common Ground Research Networks.
Costa, F., Buratti, G., Serra, A., Brischetto. A., Francesca Tosi, F., Catak, G., Tukerg, C., Bostan, B. (2019). A Cad-Based Game for Inclusive Design. In Bisson, M. Proceedings (reviewed papers) of the IIIrd International Conference on Environmental Design. New Digital Frontiers. Link.
Gülbahar, S., Cordan, Ö. (2021). Effects of educational policies on design of inclusive schools: SERCEV Case in Turkey. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
Iacono, E. (2020). Design for Inclusion. Good Design Is Inclusive and Improves the Future. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 26-36). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Kayihan, H., Altuntas, O., Huri, M., Bumin, G. (2020). Accessible Services for Students with Disabilities. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 46 -54). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Nether, U., Dorf, J.J., Ley, J.P., Herrmann, K. (2019). Universal Design Practice Conference 2018: Universal Playground. Presented at the Universal Design Practice Conference 2018: Universal Playground, Detmold.
Nether, U., Ley, J.P., Dorf, J.J., Herrmann, K. (2020). Parameter of Inclusive Design for Spaces of Learning: New Methods in Design Education. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 370-380). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Nether, U., Dorf J.J. (2021). Handicap as a Design Catalyst. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
Öksüz, E.B., Dinçay, D.A., Cordan, Ö., Toker, Ç.Y., Semizoğlu, S. (2021). A Transdisciplinary Approach to Accessibility for Novice Designers’ Education of Inclusive Design. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
Özer, P., Çatak, G. (2021). Using Board Games as a method for Improving Awareness and Empathy in Inclusive Design: PUDCAD Case Study. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
Serra, A. (2020). Teaching Universal Design. Human-Centred Process and Methodologies in the PUDCAD Project. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 255-273). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Sulkamo, T. (2020). Ergonomics in Design. Then, Now and Tomorrow. Case M19 Campus. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 283 -289). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Tosi, F. (2020). Ergonomics & Design. Inclusive Design. In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 17-26). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Tosi, F., Serra, A., Brischetto, A., Nichilò, G. (2021). Asking Users. Questionnaires as Indirect Observation Tools in Human-Centred Design Approach. Application cases. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
Tüker, Ç., Çatak, G. (2020). Designing a CAD-Enriched Empathy Game to Raise Awareness About Universal Design Principles: A Case Study. In Bostan, B. (eds). Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design. International Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology. Springer. Link.
Tüker, Ç., Taştan, H., Tong, T. (2020). Studies on Ergonomics of Immersive VR asa Design Environment with a Focuson Tools and Interfaces. I In Tosi, F., et al. (eds). Design for Inclusion, Gamification and Learning Experience (pp. 209-219). FrancoAngeli. Link.
Tüker, Ç., Çatak, G. (2021). Improving Awareness and Empathy with Video Games: Qualitative Analysis Study of PUDCAD Game. In Cordan, O., et al. (eds). Proceedings of PUDCAD Conference 2020. Springer. In press.
This project is granted by the European Commission for the Erasmus+ Program KA203 Programme conducted by the Center for European Union Education and Youth Programs (Turkish National Agency, http://www.ua.gov.tr) of the Turkish Republic Ministry of European Union. However, the Turkish National Agency or the European Commission cannot be held responsible for the opinions contained herein.
