Interdisziplinäres Selbstlern-Projekt: BITS in Motion – From Digital Illusion to Physical Reality - Perceptual Shift (Englisch)

1. Project Overview

Welcome to this interdisciplinary mini-project! This first page aims to tell you about the project and set expectations.

3D Design

Working with Blender, you can design a multi-layered version of the BITS logo, where separate icons (representing spaces like VR, Podcasting, 3D Printing, etc.) align into a coherent image when viewed from one precise angle. The project combines spatial planning, illusion techniques, and digital sculpting.

Once the digital model is completed, you can:

• 3D print the layered elements using filament-based printers

• Create a physical display

• Export the design for web-based Augmented Reality (AR) and host it online, accessible via QR code

• Animate the sculpture using a stop-motion video (capturing assembly and viewpoint shift)

Learning Outcomes

• Apply 3D modeling techniques in Blender, including extrusion, layering, and object alignment

• Understand and implement the concept of perceptual shift / anamorphic illusion

• Prepare a digital model for 3D printing

• Publish an interactive WebAR experience viewable on mobile devices

• Plan, shoot, and edit a basic stop-motion animation sequence

• Communicate a technical-creative process through multimedia formats

Final Deliverables

• Blender file (.blend) and printable STL models

• Assembled 3D-printed sculpture

• QR-enabled AR experience using model-viewer and hosted files

• 20 second stop-motion video showing the illusion in action