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Mimaki’s Minecraft Challenge Winner Receives 3D Printed Model of City Design

Minecraft is a game open to—and enjoyed by—individuals of all ages around the globe. Offering infinite worlds, adventures, weather, and landscapes to explore, Minecraft was created by Swedish designer Markus…

3D Printing News Briefs: August 1, 2017

We’ve got a lot of 3D printing business news to cover in the first August edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, and then we’ll move on to 3D printing materials…

3D Print to Survive the Apocalypse: A Look at the Overlap Between 3D Printing and Gaming

This spring, game developer Holospark will be releasing Earthfall, a first-person co-operative shooter game set in a post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest that has been ravaged by aliens. The invasion, along with…

3D Printed Map of Legend of Zelda’s Hyrule Draws Internet-Wide Attention, Helps Creator Launch Business

It’s been a great month for gamer children of the 1980s and ’90s. First Nintendo released the NES Classic Edition, sending many people I know racing to the nearest department…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Nerdy Christmas Things

It seems like I just got done wishing you a very nerdy Christmas, but it’s been a whole year already! But while the season may change, the one thing that…

Microsoft Confirms 3D Design Capabilities for Paint and Other Applications With Upcoming Release of Windows 10 Creators Update

A few weeks ago, a stealthy Twitter user leaked the news that Microsoft was planning to update their decades-old Paint application with several brand new features including 3D design capabilities….

3Doodle Your Way to a Great Halloween Decoration: The Minecraft Jack-o-lantern Skeleton

Many will agree that no matter the time of the year, 3Doodling is fun—and so is Minecraft. But with Halloween almost upon us, both now come together for the Minecraft Jack-o-lantern…

Step Inside Your Minecraft World With New Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Version

The popularity of Minecraft is unlike that of any other game. The world-building video game is an obsession with several children (and adults) I know, and last I heard it had…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Minecraft Things

If you haven’t heard of Minecraft, then you probably don’t have kids, know anyone who plays video games and I have doubts that you’re even reading this because you’ve probably never…

Microsoft Japan Uses 3D Printing and Minecraft to Teach Students Basic Coding

There has recently been a movement to bring more STEM education into the classroom from educators and technology advocates all over the world. The reality is that the future of…

K-12 Students! You Can Enter This Minecraft-Themed 3D Modeling Contest for Great Prizes

Listen up any and all students! If you are a US student in Kindergarten through 12th grade, and are either into Minecraft, 3D modeling or both, iD Tech, Shapeways, and…

FabZat and Minetoys Make 3D Printing of Minecraft Avatars Easy

While most people who spend time in the virtual world of video games appreciate the freedom and satisfaction of escaping the real world and its obvious limits, there’s something affirming…

You May Be Able to Make a Functional In-Game 3D Printer in Fallout 4

Since it was released in 2011, Minecraft has gone on to sell over 70 million copies, making it one of the most popular video games in history and the best…

World of Warcraft Partners with FabZat for In-Game 3D Printing Services

In-app 3D printing service FabZat has announced a new exclusive European partnership with FigurePrints to offer custom 3D printed statues of World of Warcraft player characters. FabZat will allow any…

Let a 3D Printed Minecraft Nightlight Brighten Your Child’s World

Regarding the title of this article, I am quite aware that it is not just children who are obsessed with Minecraft. In fact, I work with children of all ages,…

3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — April 11, 2015

This week’s 3D printing stories we didn’t cover run the gamut from quite serious to whimsical, beginning with serious news of an MIT student’s use of 3D printing to document…

Thailand’s Treebuild Introduces Beta Version of LUBAS, Minecraft-Inspired 3D Design App

I’m not a gamer myself, but many of my friends are. One of the video games I never tire of watching people play (which is saying something) is Minecraft. I’ve…

3D Slash Software is Aimed at Non-Designer Users

Sylvain Huet is a French engineer and entrepreneur who invents, produces, and disseminates innovative technologies. He’s participated in the creation of a dozen tech startups, and his latest invention, 3D…

Seus Corp is Mass Manufacturing Minecraft Characters via MakerBot 3D Printers

I have to admit that Minecraft gets a lot of airtime in my household. Mostly this is due to my two kids who seem to think that Stampylongnose, a Minecraft…

You Can Now 3D Print Minecraft Creepers With All The Intricate Details

I walked into a room with five children between the ages of five and twelve the other day, and I walked out three hours later, thoroughly addicted to a game that I…