Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 3D Files

-- Rexx On 26 May 2015 at 15:07, Stevie Benton stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: > Hi Ed, > > Thanks for your email. I can share a document with you which shows how far > the discussions went. > > Essentially, the biggest barrier to this is funding. I spoke with some > people from WikiFactory about this and they already utilise similar > technology. They are able to do the work and the implementation to enable > Commons to host openly licensed 3D design files and printable files in .amf > and .stl formats, for all browsers, for about £22k. We're currently trying > to find a way for the project to be funded and are in discussions with > Wellcome Trust and others. Once implemented, there are hundreds of > thousands of printable files that can be imported to Commons under > compatible licenses and can then be printed directly from Wikipedia > articles - such as tools, clothes, medical models, prosthetics, > architecture models, building materials... as the cost of 3D printing goes > down and the availability and quality of printing goes up, this could be a > seriously important development and enhance the role of the Wikimedia > projects in sharing the sum of all knowledge in many different forms > > I'm happy to discuss this in more detail if it is useful. > > Thank you, > > Stevie > > On 26 May 2015 at 15:01, Edward Saperia edsaperia@gmail.com wrote: > >> I remember someone once talking about a project to have a format for 3D >> objects (I guess in commons), which could then be rendered on pages as >> interactive widgets. Does anyone know what this was called or how I can >> find it? >> >> *Edward Saperia* >> Founder Newspeak House http://www.nwspk.com >> email edsaperia@gmail.com • facebook >> http://www.facebook.com/edsaperia • twitter >> http://www.twitter.com/edsaperia • 07796955572 >> 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Head of External Relations > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >