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30. What (for you) is the key benefit of using these technologies?
Practitioner 1 I couldn’t even hold in my head... let alone produce [them
without the computer]
Practitioner 2 …complexity is the key benefit - you can deal with much
more and still handle them as an individual without having
a big development team behind something
Practitioner 3 Extending the creative potential of the artistic practitioner.
Practitioner 4 They have allowed me to explore some means of
expression like bits of animation which I have had a bit of an
interest in but to be able to link that in a more integrated
way to what I’m doing.
Practitioner 5 It keeps me going. It’s a very fresh way of working.
Practitioner 6 Degree of complexity, accuracy and detail otherwise
unachievable. Quick manipulation of forms within the
digital environment.
When asked what the key benefit of using computer-based design and
fabrication technologies was 2 (33%) practitioners thought the unique
opportunities offered by these technologies to create objects not possible to
produce by other means was most important. 2 (33%) practitioners noted the
‘complexity’ these technologies afforded was significant. These responses
mirror the findings of the previous survey of international practitioners (see
section 4.3). In addition, 2 (33%) practitioners indicated the ability of these
technologies to shift contexts towards smaller enterprises based on the skills of
individual practitioners (Bunnell, 1998) as being vital.
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