Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab

A giant tutorial for using Minecraft to teach all kinds of fab lab concepts and digital literacies (3D modeling and printing, digital storytelling, circuit logic) is now available online:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JHT4KPdZPx-0M3qbJUJf25-HJYgcW-dGiAh9ydqKdu0/edit?usp=sharing

This will be the basis for the Minecraft training workshop on Sunday the 23rd. Feel free to edit it or make suggestions!

1. What is Minecraft, basics of play, why it's neato
2. Using the Fab Lab Minecraft server, how to access files
3. Showing a variety of tools for 3D rendering and modeling
4. A little bit on using redstone to learn computer circuits
5. Digital storytelling with adventure mode

Fab Lab staff I expect you to come to this. Kids who are old enough and focused enough to teach other kids (and adults!) are welcome to join.

A fun way to learn about Inkscape for Minecraft enthusiasts.

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/playing-with-isometric-projection-in-inkscape-to-make-a-minecraft-scene/

• Netfabb Studio
• Repair 3D Scans
• Netfabb Studio STL Repair

Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis has been doing research into using 3D printing technology to solve world problems, particularly housing in emergency situations and low-income environments. Watch the video and learn where home-construction might be going in the not-too-distant future.

More information:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2187623/Contour-Crafting-builds-house-24-hours.html

An infographic about 3D printing in education and related areas. Click to see the full version.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oPyE5XWww48-A-vrIknJXfWkFjjgsM2HQbP9I5KATZI/edit#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRr3lgckIAM

Using Inkscape and Blender:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ows2QTiMRPg

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GkL_MRxRb1Nu_Jr_6cWyeAMtX9hVuTI4VnDvWSJOGIw/edit

Thanks to Dean Rose we are now able to scan people and objects in 3D! We'll be working on this more in the coming weeks.

See more pictures on Flickr.