Jennifer Jacobs

schoolUniversity of California - Santa Barbarabar_chart#848 Global Rank

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Clay ARTools: Precise Machine Toolpath Editing for Clay 3D Printing With Craft-Inspired Direct Manipulation Tools in AR

Ceramics practice is an embodied activity where creators use manual tools in unique ways to shape physical material. Clay 3D printing uses the same material as manual ceramics craft, enabling new opportunities for form and texture by precisely controlling the 3D printing toolpath. However, current clay 3D printing des…

CHI '26CorrespondingCircuit Making & Hardware Prototyping +2

StepDance: A Toolkit for Redesigning CNC Machines Using Physical Metaphors

Researchers can build craft-aligned digital fabrication technologies by designing interfaces inspired by craft tools. This process often demands real-time physical interactions not supported by today’s automation-focused CNC control systems. We theorize we can lower engineering challenges for craft-aligned CNC prototy…

CHI '265th+ AuthorBest PaperDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +2

A Cantilevered DeltaXY Positioning Mechanism Enabling Rackable Digital Fabrication Form Factors

Desktop digital fabrication presumes form-factors designed for workbenches, limiting suitability for other spaces and workflows. We propose a class of physically narrow and deep “rackable” digital fabrication machines that offers opportunities for new applications and interactions. Flexible and inconspicuous placement…

CHI '26CorrespondingTechnology Ethics & Critical HCI +2

The Augmented Undercommons: A Framework for Liberatory HCI Research within Ethically Compromised Institutions

Sociocultural engineering research is being systematically attacked under the current US government, pressuring researchers to eliminate cultural inquiry from our work. These attacks present an existential crisis for HCI because technological innovation and understanding cultural impact are fundamentally intertwined.…

UIST '24CorrespondingDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +1

Don't Mesh Around: Streamlining Manual-Digital Fabrication Workflows with Domain-Specific 3D Scanning

Software-first digital fabrication workflows are often at odds with material-driven approaches to design. Material-driven design is especially critical in manual ceramics, where the craftsperson shapes the form through hands-on engagement. We present the Craft-Aligned Scanner (CAS), a 3D scanning and clay-3D printing…

DIS '24CorrespondingShape-Changing Materials & 4D Printing +1

Millipath: Bridging Materialist Theory and System Development for Surface Texture Fabrication

Proponents of digital fabrication argue that future technologies will fundamentally reshape manufacturing; however, we still have a limited understanding of the relationship between contemporary digital fabrication technologies and the values and labor of people who make things. Contemporary materialist theories can o…

UIST '23CorrespondingDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +2

An Adaptable Workflow for Manual-Computational Ceramic Surface Ornamentation

Surface ornamentation is a rich component of ceramic manufacture wherein craftspeople use multiple methods to create intricate patterns on vessels. Computational fabrication can extend manual ceramic ornamentation through procedural pattern generation and automated fabrication; however, to be effective in traditional…

CHI '23CorrespondingHonorable MentionDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +1

CoilCAM: Enabling Parametric Design for Clay 3D Printing Through an Action-Oriented Toolpath Programming System

Clay 3D printing provides the benefits of digital fabrication automation and reconfigurability through a method that evokes manual clay coiling. Existing design technologies for clay 3D printing reflect the general 3D printing workflow in which solid forms are designed in CAD and then converted to a toolpath. In contr…

CHI '21CorrespondingHonorable MentionAging-Friendly Technology Design +2

Remote Learners, Home Makers: How Digital Fabrication Was Taught Online During a Pandemic

Digital fabrication courses that relied on physical makerspaces were severely disrupted by COVID-19. As universities shut down in Spring 2020, instructors developed new models for digital fabrication at a distance. Through interviews with faculty and students and examination of course materials, we recount the experie…

CHI '181st AuthorBest PaperCreative Coding & Computational Art +1

Extending Manual Drawing Practices with Artist-Centric Programming Tools

Procedural art, or art made with programming, suggests opportunities to extend traditional arts like painting and drawing; however, this potential is limited by tools that conflict with manual practices. Programming languages present learning barriers and manual drawing input is not a first class primitive in common p…

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