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Update: If you wonder why there is silence in the opening video, I again given another take down notice from Audio Network the copyright holder.

In this episode we look at the ground breaking light capturing process that will bring the holodeck to VR. A VR tribute to Vincent Van Gogh. The Personal Bio Printing is here. Some feedback from Brad and Steve on the Moon Ray and special tribute to a real Maker with heart, who's life was tragically cut short by a hiking accident -- Zina Lahr.

Guest Crasher: James Drummond, Computer Engineer and developer of the “Honeycomb Drone”

News:
Mike - Lightfield capture - The groundbreaking capture process that’s is the closest thing to real holography - http://home.otoy.com/otoy-demonstrates-first-ever-light-field-capture-for-vr/

Chris - Louisville factory: 100 printers, 3 employees
http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/04/smallbusiness/cloudddm-3d-printing-factory-ups/
http://www.cloudddm.com/

Mike - Microsoft & Autodesk team up to streamline 3D Printing - http://www.rapidreadytech.com/2015/05/microsoft-autodesk-team-to-streamline-3d-printing/

Chris - 3D Print Speeds to Approach 1800 mm/sec, Thanks to REAL’s 3D Printer Boards
http://3dprint.com/63766/create-it-real-3d-rpt-fast/

3D Scanner Darkly (3D scanning news):
Mike - A revolutionary Motion Contrast 3D scanner MC3D could be better than a Kinect? - http://www.3ders.org/articles/20150503-revolutionary-motion-contrast-3d-scanner-mc3d-modeled-after-the-functions-of-the-human-eye.html

VR Corner, in a Round Room (Interactive 3D):
Mike - The Night Cafe - A VR Tribute to Vincent van Gogh - http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/06/vr-van-gogh-le-cafe-nuit/

3D in Medicine:
Mike - The BioBot - http://www.biobots.io/#home

Projects of the week:
Mike - Scanning blades and armchair pads with the NextEngine 3D,
Almost down with the final touches to BioScan.
Introducing my son James, to Fusion 360 and my world on his 34th birthday.
Chris- Print to Peer Pi Box with camera and case.


Products of the week:
Mike - Gigabyte GV-N970IXCOC-4GD. Geforce GTX 970 performance in a mini-ITX size. Open box review

Chris - Avengers 3D Imax experience birthday surprise! This is a great one folks!
Make sure and find a real IMAX here:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zLxBmgs3Es0I.kOIvw74Mhrcc&msa=0

Resin Heaven: Thoughts from the experts on the Moon Ray

Brad - I like the moonray although I don't really see how it is any different than the miicraft / projet which are pretty old at this point.

It is a uv led based pico which definitely is the way to go, but the resolution is low as are all pico's at the moment. I think TI's 1080p lightengine is 10k currently.

They are doing a film vat and tilt which is a little odd, typically you wouldn't need a tilt vat with a stretched film but I don't think it would hurt.

One a side note, someone made a similar vat for the littlerp :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxwQQ_qeUOQ

Steve - Looks like an excellent software package. I like the support generation. 100 micron is fairly standard X/Y resolution for many SLA printers, I’d like to see a higher res option in this. It looks like they are using a UV Light engine on a pico projector, along with a X/Y intensity correction mask for the DLP.

Update: I’m actually concerned that this might be another unauthorized variant of Creation Workshop. I’m going to look into it.


The Print Whisperer:
Chris - Its never too late to be organized.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
http://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/The-Life-Changing-Magic-of-Tidying-Up-Audiobook/B00RC3M6OG

Apache AL9 9" Thermal Laminator and 20 Laminator Pouches
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LV3KESI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Radioshack! Get some deals on Arduino stuff now.

Updates from the Past:
Mike - Amir says “No Refunds” to those who backed the STEM on KickStarter.

Upcoming Shows & Events:
Don’t forget that MakerFaire Bay Area starts next Friday

3D conferences, expos and events around the world
http://3dprintingforbeginners.com/fairs_events/

In closing, I leave you with this video of a true maker, whose life was cut short by tragic hiking accident
in November of 2013. I hope she is inspiring to you as she was to me. Oh, and please take an extra moment to think about safety.

http://www.outsideonline.com/1921491/brief-wondrous-life-zina-lahr