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Project Spectrum: recognizing the talents of children with autism
24 aprile 2009
A couple of years ago, the
Google SketchUp
team began hearing from a new group of users -- people on the autism spectrum. After consulting with some experts, we learned the connection between autism and SketchUp isn't particularly surprising. Many people on the autism spectrum have visual and spatial strengths, and 3D design software plays to them. With this in mind, we started a program called
Project Spectrum
.
As part of
Autism Awareness Month
in April, we've launched a new
webpage
showcasing some great SketchUp artists (Rachel, Jeremy, JP and others). We've also created a
Getting Started with Google SketchUp video
for anyone who wants to learn the basic tools to start modeling. More of the Project Spectrum models can be seen in the Google 3D Warehouse
collection
. Watch the video below to hear the story behind Project Spectrum and meet some of the kids involved:
Googlers around the world are working with the autism community to introduce kids, teachers, parents and adults to SketchUp, and we've been inspired by the results. We hope you take the time to look at Project Spectrum and share it with others in your community. For more detail, check out the
Google SketchUp blog
.
Posted by Tom Wyman and Chris Cronin, Project Spectrum Team
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