Immersion 2015 3D printing

Immersion 2015 includes a lot of interesting topics. It brings together brilliant minds to talk about digital technologies. It is quite amazing how much digital technology is being used in today’s society. Immersion 2015 will be held in Paris in the fall of 2015. The summit will talk about immersive technologies

                The first topic I will write about that is discussed at this summit is the 3D printing. 3D printing is a magnificient advancement in modern technology.  More information can be found at summit.immersiveeducation.org/

                3D printing is a powerful tool and can be widely used in our society. Technology has allowed us to tell stories like never before.  Traditional Hollywood was confined to physical world. It limited the mind because we weren’t allowed to fully express what we were actually thinking. Since the development of three dimensional printing, we can literally create any image we think of.

                The power of 3D imaging is that it gives depth to the image being created. Old school cartoons are all 2D. We can see the image but we are only given a restricted angular view. I remember how animated Christmas movies used to be when I was a child.  3D really helps bring the story to life.

                There is a store in a nearby mall that actually lets customer use its 3D printer. 3D printing has become a hot topic recently. Now anyone can create 3D images. Using a 3D printer gives you a better appreciation at the art of three dimensional imagery. I used it one time.  The printer literally creates layer after layer after layer of the image you put into it. It took quite a while but the end result was quite impressive.

                This video I included demonstrates the amazing abilities of 3D printing. Any image that you think of can be physically created three dimensionally. It is quite a sight to see the actual process while it is happening. Layer by layer the product is made. It is really cool to the see thoughts of our minds being physically created.

This is an assignment from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Collaborative Computing. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc