MIT Puts Minecraft Creations in the Palm of Your Hand

[Sizzle Montyjing]

So, does this mean i could get a real-life model of my floating island?
AWSOME!
Although i do agree with Wicky_42, the low-level of detail does subtract from the overall effect.
Just a tiny bit, it's still fantastic.

 

[sheogoraththemad]

now I want a model of my fortress just to show it off!

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[nitro27]

I think you guys are kind of missing the point; this is MIT, they're screwing around for the hell of it, not to create some practical solution for anything.

Good old Python. Is there anything it can't do?

It can't make you sound less douchy when you say that.

 

[Pinguin]

But surely, it'd be way easier to just google the name of the object in question, download one of the many existing free objects, and print that. Rather than create it laboriously in minecraft first.

If they'd shown someone printing an entirely new, custom minecraft idea, then maybe I'd see the point.

 

[rsvp42]

Well I guess figuring out how to get the proper data out of the game is a decent achievement, but the printing itself is a pretty standard thing; we've been able to do that for quite a while.

 

[Zedar0]

I've met Cody Sumter (hell, I'm in some of the videos on his channel), so I can't say that I am in the least surprised about this.

 

[Valenza]

Alright, now we just find a way to reverse this, and Minecraft becomes the real world TRON.

I'd dig it.

 

[Deacon Cole]

I saw this on one of the Minecraft sites. I was a bit disappointed they used examples from other media, i.e. the companion cube and Enterprise. I would have rathered they printed something unique, like their Minecraft fortress or even just a section of landscape. That would have been cool by itself.

Incidentally, someone has built a 3D printer in Minecraft.


It's fairly simple, but it works.

 

[subject_87]

OH GOD IT'S INVADING THE REAL WORLD, TOO! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

In all seriousness, this is one of the coolest things I've seen all week; I can't wait to see what people do with this...

 

[dancinginfernal]

I didn't even know 3D printers existed, so I'm more fascinated by the way those work than them creating a Python script.

 

[C95J]

do want! I mean seriously, who wouldn't want something that they had spent hours, days, even weeks working on so they could literally reach out and touch it. The figures look amazing, and it just adds another great sense of accomplishment to what the builder has already achieved in game.

 

[Giest4life]

now I want a model of my fortress just to show it off!

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And what do you call this fortress of yours, Barad-dûr?

 

[Slaanax]

so between the Kinect Hack and this I can print a life size version of my junk! The endless possibilities of the world around us.

 

[samsonguy920]

But surely, it'd be way easier to just google the name of the object in question, download one of the many existing free objects, and print that. Rather than create it laboriously in minecraft first.

If they'd shown someone printing an entirely new, custom minecraft idea, then maybe I'd see the point.

But then you don't get to say, 'I made this. This is mine.'
Instead you get to say, 'Someone else made this. This isn't mine, but ain't it cool?'
Just isn't as satisfying.

now I want a model of my fortress just to show it off!

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That is some sweet construction there. I must say I am impressed at the dam, haven't thought of that for my construction. Making this into physical models would be sweet.

Spoiler: Still a work in progress, but aren't they all?

 

[Distorted Stu]

I love 3D printers. Ive got a model of my face somewhere

 

[Grimh]

It's so brilliantly useless that it becomes absolutely awesome. My hat's off to you my good sirs.

 

[sheogoraththemad]

now I want a model of my fortress just to show it off!

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That is some sweet construction there. I must say I am impressed at the dam, haven't thought of that for my construction. Making this into physical models would be sweet.

Spoiler: Still a work in progress, but aren't they all?

you got some nice buildings yourself too, and the dam is just there to keep the waterfall a little bit smaller maybe I will make it better when I get time.

And what do you call this fortress of yours, Barad-dûr?\

I'm working on the flaming Eyeball bit....

 

[Bloodstain]

I now want a 3D printer. A higher level of detail would be appreciated, though.