Creating Kathputli Stories with Octo Studio
Kathputli is a traditional Rajasthani puppet art form known for its storytelling through intricate puppetry. This activity will blend this ancient form with modern creative coding through Octo Studio, a creative platform that allows users to design digital stories and animations.
Kathputli (puppetry) - Wikipedia
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Activity Goals
- To blend the traditional Rajasthani Kathputli puppet art with creative coding skills for crafting digital stories and animations.
- Introduce simple concepts like sequencing and logic through an unplugged coding activity.
- Familiarize participants with the basics of the Octo Studio application and how coding can bring puppetry to life in a digital setting.
- To teach how to combine filmmaking techniques and coding to craft stories.
- Integrate visual coding concepts using physical objects and flowcharts for better comprehension.
Activity Resources
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Creating Kathputli Stories with Octo Studio Kathputli is a traditional Rajasthani puppet art form known for its storytelling through intricate puppetry. This activity will blend this ancient form with modern creative coding through Octo Studio, a creative platform that allows users to des...
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Materials
- Paper, sketch pens, scissors, and ruler to design coding blocks
- Octo Studio app installed on a mobile device
Age Groups
- Ages 8 and above
Facilitation Tips
- Begin with a discussion about participants’ experiences with puppet shows. Introduce Kathputli’s history using videos/images.
- Draw parallels between puppetry and coding: puppeteers control puppets with strings, while coders control digital puppets with code.
- Encourage participants to brainstorm story ideas based on folk tales or personal experiences.
- Help participants to use physical objects to represent coding logic. Discuss how these physical representations can translate into Octo Studio’s digital blocks.
- Support troubleshooting by discussing what each character is supposed to do and exploring available Octo Studio blocks.
- Encourage participants to present their projects and give each other feedback. Reflect on:
- How coding brought Kathputli storytelling to life.
- Combining technology and tradition.
- Exploring creative possibilities in Octo Studio.
Inspiring Inventors
Octo Studio was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab, the same team that created Scratch, a globally popular coding language for kids.
Group Overview ‹ Lifelong Kindergarten – MIT Media Lab
Engaging people in creative learning experiences
Inspiring Examples
- Exploratorium's exploration with Octo Studio
- Puppet - the art of happiness
- Flowchart representation for Snake and Ladder game
- Mind mapping of empathy
Contributors
- Kani Sengottuvel and Team4Tech
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