Event #1: Oragami Revolution

    Today, April 6th, I attended my first event. This event was over zoom, and the main focus was watching a documentary. The event consisted of watching a video on another website(the documentary was not screen shared by the TA)

The video introduced Origami, the art of folding.  One may believe that origami art is the art of folding paper, which is true. When thinking about origami, the first thing that would typically come in mind is the swan. However, the video showed very complex 3d models of very complex figures. Origami can be manifested in other ways. This art can be implemented in space travel for example. A telescope can have panels that can fold themselves. Origami can even be found in nature. It never came to my mind that origami art is even present simply by going outside. Flowers, for example, are an example of this. 

One thing I learned is that computers can be utilized to create origami. Scientists can use computers to print out the sheets with outlines to fold. I also learned that this known as the origami revolution. This breaks away from a traditional method of doing origami, which is performing the art by hand without any outlines(done by computers). Computers can help edit and stimulate origami, where the angles and folding can be customized. Another thing I learned is that modern origami relies heavily on mathematics and physics. 

This documentary has a link to one of the topics of this class, which is math and art. Origami is a form of art, and throughout the documentary, there was a huge emphasis on shape, geometry, and angles. Scientists use stimulations on computers to test these mathematical factors. Artists need to know the mathematical aspect in order to get the desired figure. For example, engineers trying to create a bullet proof field based on origami need to know about the shapes and angles to create an effective folding shield that can hold the bulletproof material.

I would recommend my peers to watch this video. At first glance, origami may be perceived as simply folding paper. However, you may be shocked to know origami is can be expected where you least expect it. Also, it is pretty impressive seeing the creations of other people, such as really dope 3D models or bulletproof shields.

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