Painting in 3D in Virtual Reality

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Another “cool” application of Virtual Reality. Also, another fairly limited one – but still really cool. Draw in virtual reality with a variety of colors and paint brushes of light. The video above doesn’t show it, but someone used this tool to make a sweet dragon… sculpture? VR 3-D painting? Wonder what people will call these creations. Of course, this is a Google tool limited to one specific phone. So not very available for, well, most people. The videos show that you can walk around your creations from all sides. But can you share them with others to view? Can you work collaboratively on the same piece? One interesting use I could see for this beyond art: build 3D models more intuitively than existing 3D modeling programs, and then export those designs to games, 3D printers, etc.

3D Pens Take Writing Into Three Dimensions

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3Doodler pens have been around for a bit, but mainly to people that supported the Kickstarter. Of course, the good news is that they are real and not another failed Kickstarter project. Even better news for those that missed the fundraising round is that the new improved/updated version is now available for anyone to pre-order. I wonder what the learning curve is with using these devices? The official website showcases some pretty cool creations, so I am guessing you can get the hang of it pretty easy. Also of note is the special EDU version with educator discounts, power packs, and soon a pen with no hot parts. Not to mention that some have been combining the tool with legos for some cool things. With a $99 price tag, not too expensive to start with, but also requires a more specialized focus to really figure out what to do with these things. I wonder if you can melt down and recycle your mistakes?