"Fabrickation: Fast 3D Printing Using Bricks" written by Stefanie Mueller, Tobias Mohr, Kerstin Guenther, Johannes Frohnhofen, and Patrick Baudisch. Paper will appear In Proceedings of CHI ’14.
Last spring, faculty and staff at Hendrix College wrote a grant for a MakerBot Replicator 2 to be used in the Physics and Theatre departments. This week, KTHV, the local CBS affiliate…
As libraries, higher education, and hacker spaces begin to offer 3D printing services for students and community members, what policies do they have in place? While I've read lots of…
South by Southwest Edu (SXSWedu) is in full swing. Expect a spate of blogposts with the words “launch,” “game-changer,” “dynamic,” “app,” “tablet,” and “future” to burst forth on the web. You can follow along on Twitter and play bingo on your own.
Some of the conversations about 3D printers in libraries seem to be more about a disagreement on what librarians do, and what services libraries provide, than on 3D printers. Should your library provide 3D printers? I’m not sure. I don’t work at your library. Each library is different. Each library serves a unique community. Hugh Rundle will say that 3D printers are a form of mission creep and will not save your library and R. David Lankes will say that Hugh is missing the point on 3D printers.
I agree that 3D printers won’t save your library, but they sure won’t kill it either. (more…)