Each of the solids has more than one possible template. If it doesn't, check the Scale To Fit Page box. Before you print, in the File menu, choose Print Preview. You'll need to mark mirrors (segments) for reflections and to mark centers (points) for rotations. Then you can cut it out and fold it into the Use the Transform menu for reflections and rotations. You can construct a template for an unfolded polyhedron and print it on a piece of stiff paper. A Platonic solid is a polyhedron whose faces are all congruent, regular polygons meeting at each vertex in the same way. After thirteen books of carefully sequenced constructions and theorems, the grand finale of Euclid's Elements is his proof that there are exactly five Platonic solids. That construction was the first proposition in Euclid's Elements. You've probably constructed an equilateral triangle. "Mirrored Virtuality" connects Virtual Matter, Virtual Space and Real Time.Constructing Templates for the Platonic Solids Platonic Templates.gsp For example, "Augmented Reality" connects to Real Matter, Virtual Space, and Virtual Time. Mixing the values of these 3 dimensions together results in 8 subsets of mixed realities. The 3 dimensions can each have a virtual (light) or a physical (dark) value. The Multiverse theoretical framework identifies the 3 dimensions Space (green), Time (red) and Matter (blue).
The Cube model is an inverse of the octahedron, where the 6 sides represent the dimension endpoints, while the 8 vertices are labelled with the mixed reality subsets. The 6 vertices represent the values in the 3 dimensions. In the Octahedron model has 8 triangular sides with the labels of the mixed reality subsets. Arguably, the cube model is, while aesthetically less interesting, best suited for generative design, as playing with the dimensions seems to be more fruitful than staring at the (somewhat) abstract mixed reality labels. Likewise, an existing concept or design that is grounded in the 3 dimensions can be altered by rotating the die 1 turn, revealing a new reality subset with different values. by using the model as a die, it can be cast to force a reference frame for a concept with specific dimensions of time, matter and space. The models can be used in games for generative design. types of applications with new consequences for the experience and technical application. They are meant to be a tool for generative design allowing to 'fold' a creative concept over different dimensions and values, resulting in new. (2011) Infinite Possibility: creating customer value on the digital frontier). The models are 3D representations of the Multiverse (see Pine II, B.J. These are 2 paper templates that can be easily printed and assembled into physical models. "Mirrored Virtuality" connects Virtual Matter, Virtual Space and Real Time. Mixing the values of these 3 dimensions together results in 8 subsets of mixed realities.įor example, "Augmented Reality" connects to Real Matter, Virtual Space, and Virtual Time.
They are meant to be a tool for generative design allowing to 'fold' a creative concept over different dimensions and values, resulting in new types of applications with new consequences for the experience and technical application.