do you feel the inexplicable compulsion to map the contours of your grotesque visage on a professional level? makerbot industries has come up with a clever device that should let you do so using a gaming peripheral you might already own: the playstation eye.

the makerscanner (which isn't available for purchase yet, though interested parties can put their names on a mailing list) is designed to let users create a full 3d geometric scan of an object using the ps eye and a laser line pointer. this results in a data map that can be used to create 3d models or, with the right -- presumably expensive -- equipment, a physical statuette. we think it would be worth the investment to fill our apartment with busts of ourselves. ''''''oh, this one,'''''' we'd tell our visitors, ''''''this one's us in repose.''''''makerbot mod turns playstation eye into 3d scanner originally appeared on joystiq on fri, 03 sep 2010 03:00:00 est. please see our terms for use of feeds.




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