shapes -- Enabling K-12 Kids to use 3D Graphics


This page was last updated: July 19, 2007


What is shapes?

Shapes is a program that allows an easy way to create 3D scenes. It has a very simple user interface and feature set. It was originally intended for middle school kids, but has been pleasurably used with age groups as young as Kindergarten and as old as, well, er, adult.

Shapes was written by Mike Bailey and Steve Lukas.


Shapes Examples


Getting the Documentation

Click here to get the shapes manual.


Getting the shapes Executables

Windows

Download shapes.exe

Download the correct glut32.dll


Interesting Sample Files

Optimus the Transformer:

Get the optimus.shp file


Questions and Feedback

Contact:

Mike Bailey
Professor, Computer Science
Oregon State University
2117 Kelley Engineering Center
Corvallis, OR 97331-5501
541-737-2542
mjb@cs.oregonstate.edu