Due to my background in industrial design I´m currently combining my pursuit of a master in interaction design with a course in computational analysis and simulations by Steinar Killi at AHO.
Definitions:
1. "Simulation is the process of representing the dynamic behaviour of one system by the behaviour of an other system. " The Encyclopedia of Computer Science.
2. "Simulation is an analysis and planing tool that captures real world system variability and system-event interactions through time." www.simulationdynamics.com
Variations of simulations vary by the type of question to be answered. (Ex product/arcitecture: Renderings provide information of surfaces exposed to light == amount of shadow from the structure/self-shadow/light let through/possible heat-expansion/-contraction etc. )
(Physical simulation could be just measuring how much a pice of al. can take before it deforms)
The focus of this course will mostly be directed at material technology; computer aided manufacturing, element analyses, and end in a rapid prototyping project.
