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 Note the constraints imposed by using a MakerBot compared to using a commercial 3D printer. Note the constraints imposed by using a MakerBot compared to using a commercial 3D printer.
  
-A data set and visualization from the Ville Vivante project ([[http://villevivante.ch/]]) kindly donated by @wiederkehr was used to explore different 3D interpretations.+A data set and visualization from the Ville Vivante project ([[http://villevivante.ch/]]) kindly donated by [[https://twitter.com/#!/wiederkehr|@wiederkehr]] was used to explore different 3D interpretations.
  
 Wearable data in the form of earrings is an obvious choice, as they're quick to print (7 min in our case) and quite effective despite the cheap material (ABS plastic). Wearable data in the form of earrings is an obvious choice, as they're quick to print (7 min in our case) and quite effective despite the cheap material (ABS plastic).
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 to create objects looking like chess figures. Imagine playing "birth statistics chess" or "car accident chess" with individual figures derived from the statistics of different cantons. to create objects looking like chess figures. Imagine playing "birth statistics chess" or "car accident chess" with individual figures derived from the statistics of different cantons.
  
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-Mahsing up data and everyday objects results in a loss of information, but introduces an opportunity to think about the corresponding events, encoded in the data, while using such an object.+Mashing up data and everyday objects results in a loss of information, but introduces an opportunity to think about the corresponding events, encoded in the data, while using such an object. 
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 +Another visualization approach is using a heat-map to generate a 3D relief. The example below uses data from http://transport.opendata.ch/ 
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 ==== Source ==== ==== Source ====
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   * [[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:20452]]   * [[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:20452]]
   * [[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:20460]]   * [[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:20460]]
 +  * [[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:20617]]
  
 ==== Team ==== ==== Team ====
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   * [[http://www.cyrillc.deviantart.com/|Fabian]]   * [[http://www.cyrillc.deviantart.com/|Fabian]]
   * [[http://www.twitter.com/tamberg|@tamberg]]   * [[http://www.twitter.com/tamberg|@tamberg]]
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