Hello all,
Has there been any attempt to start a Wikimedia project focusing on free 3D models?
I think, right now it would be the right timing for it. The prices of 3D printers and
other computer controlled machines are coming down [1] and there are growing network of
FabLabs around the world providing access for public to design and fabricate their own
objects.[2]
I have contacts to the European Fablab folks and we probably could start with them a
project on an Incubator.
Best regards,
- Teemu
1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printer
2.
http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/faq/
PS. FYI: We had a chat about this with Erik Möller in the Wikimania in Haifa - So, this
was probably his idea originally. This came in to my mind now when I am involved in
starting a FabLab in Helsinki.
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Teemu Leinonen
http://www.uiah.fi/~tleinone/
+358 50 351 6796
Media Lab
http://mlab.uiah.fi
Aalto University
School of Art and Design
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