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Let’s make a Dream Machine

So I've been excited by 3D printing for a while. Obviously (nerd). But reading Makers has reminded of an idea we had last year. It came together between AsiLea and Oli and me. And even Matt has got involved.

And I reckon the best way to get it made is to start by publishing it. So here’s the idea:

 

The Dream Machine

We pull a feed of people’s dreams from Twitter. We then grab/generate 3D images of the objects they describe. We then 3D-print the objects in the machine.

“I definitely dreamt last night that my grandmother got three cats - a black one with tusks, a blue one, and a rainbow one.”

(taken from Twitter when writing this)

The Dream Machine would have a screen with the auto-generated images on them. You just click your button and it’ll print your object.

It’s a vending machine. Maybe on Oxford street. Maybe in the Tate. Wherever.

Let’s make it. Anyone know where to start?

More on 3D printers here.

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Comments (2)

Jan 13, 2010
Caspian said...
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2010/01/rig-datadecs.html
might help you start the ball rolling. Might not. Sounds like a great idea.
Jan 13, 2010
Caspian said...
Doh! I see you are already on the case. (previous post) I'll get my coat.

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