3D Printing Start-Up For Games

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I am intrigued by your project. What is the potential of 3d printers as of now?

The potential is pretty massive, I think it's going to change the nature of industry and will be a key to freeing ourselves from massive over-production and mass-producing. With 3D printers things can be created to order rather than building a ton of something and then having to market it to try and sell it. Thus, they are a step towards better resource management and more meaningful product creating. On top of that there are inks that are becoming available which are biodegradable so I believe in time 'temporary' tools will become common which can then simply be recycled.

Not only that but it takes the power of the commodity away from the huge corporations that run through mass production as specialized objects will no longer be only found through buying power but will become more common in communities.

They have printed so many things now, from full blown houses to limb prosthetics to candy. I think we are a ways off still from true 'replication' but we are able to produce things now in a way that we never could before, without having to depend on mass production. Thus, I think it is a big step towards "decluttering" the world of the billions of objects that have been created and become obsolete through mass production.

Eventually what I hope is that they will develop recyclable inks so that you can 'melt' or reduce any printed object back to its base ink form so it can be reprinted. This would be the biggest boon towards managing resources as you would no longer have to buy things over and over, instead simply reprinting them when they need to be replenished or upgraded.

As for the actual set up and what it's capable - the Micro 3D which is what I am investing in is one of the first truly "home built and sized" 3D printers that has become available on the market. 3D printing actually started quite a few years ago and has gone through a fair amount of development and it is now reaching beyond the "cool science" field and is slowly entering in to the realm of regular household commodities. The price and availability of the Micro 3D is a milestone in that field and I can expect we are only going to see more growth in this area!

So yeah, I'm big in to 3D printing... it is the first chance for communities to take back power over how they get and maintain their commodities. No longer needing to wait for huge companies to give you want or to market to you. The implications have also been huge for inventors as before custom parts were very expensive and more difficult to come by.