Entertainment
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Who has never dreamed of having a life-size 3D printed Jabba the Hut in their living room? When affordable 3D printers became a reality, they made it possible for these highly personalized “dreams” to come true. In what is certainly an effective promotional campaign, the YouTube channel Mighty Jabba’s Collection…
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3D pens such as the 3Doodler have carved out a niche in the broader 3D printing market. Though varied in its applications, the 3D drawing devices have primarily become a new artistic medium, enabling artists (both professional and amateur), hobbyists and designers to create objects and three dimensional creations like…
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Comic-Con International in San Diego never disappoints. Every year, it consistently showcases some of the most interesting movie franchise and comic panels, inspiring special guests and, above all, some really—and I mean really—amazing cosplay. This year, Comic-Con saw lots of classic cosplays, from Marvel heroes and villains, to DC anti-heroes,…
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Italy-based print provider Colorzenith 3D printed a life-size replica of a classic Italian car, the Lancia B24 for the Don Pasquale opera, performed in Europe’s largest opera house, La Scala in Milan, Italy. The set designers, Davide Livermore together with Giò Forma Studio, required a lightweight car for an iconic scene…
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Chinese company Jinshi3D also operates as Kings3D and specializes in researching, producing and selling industrial SLA 3D printers (and providing relative 3D printing services using its technology). China’s widespread adoption of SLA technology offers yet another demonstration of how fast the Chinese AM market is growing by making technologies and materials more…
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3D printing is undeniably a very diverse technology as it has impacted a broad range of industries, from medical, to automotive, to fashion. One particularly exciting area for 3D printing applications, especially in recent years, has been in the entertainment industry, where AM has been leveraged not only as a…
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Often when we write about robots, we talk about helpful robots, meant to improve our lives or further research in some important way. In this case, however, we’ll be looking at robots built for two simple purposes: to entertain and destroy. BattleBots is a televised series that first aired in…
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Florida based 3D printing service and 3D printer reseller Dimension Works used the ULTRA 3SP 3D printing hardware from EnvisionTEC to supply custom 3D printed logos for the LA Dodgers’ new helmets, in anticipation of the new MLB season. The Dodgers are not new at playing around 3D printing since…
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Metropole, a French visual marketing agency that has embraced large format 3D printing by Massivit, has created an ultra-realistic, full-size 3D printed triceratops to promote a new paleontology exhibition at Paris’ Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle. With the objective to drive visitor footfall to the museum’s exhibition, the visually-striking dinosaur was…
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In cooperation with Finnish mobile game publisher and developer Rovio Entertainment, 3D printable object-sharing platform MyMiniFactory is publishing 3D printable files for seven Angry Birds birds from its well-known intellectual property (IP). The 3D printable angry birds mark the first major deal for MyMiniFactory with a global product and company. In particular, the…
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