Comments on: Grow Your Virtual Home http://blog.rebang.com/?p=629 product design. virtual design. transreality technologies. mixed reality convergence. and that which binds them. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:34:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: reBang weblog http://blog.rebang.com/?p=629&cpage=1#comment-5952 reBang weblog Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:36:30 +0000 http://blog.rebang.com/?p=629#comment-5952 <strong>Exploding Architectural Design...</strong> Nice entry on the Inhabitat blog (link) discussing Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis’ “contour crafting” system (link). I’d suggest that in addition to the video and the blog entry that the comments are also worth checking out. And if you... Exploding Architectural Design…

Nice entry on the Inhabitat blog (link) discussing Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis’ “contour crafting” system (link). I’d suggest that in addition to the video and the blog entry that the comments are also worth checking out. And if you…

]]> By: csven http://blog.rebang.com/?p=629&cpage=1#comment-3191 csven Fri, 03 Feb 2006 13:20:16 +0000 http://blog.rebang.com/?p=629#comment-3191 I first became aware of this technology being pursued with that article over on New Scientist, so I expected to hear further developments. But not at quite so quick a pace; there are doubtlessly people opposed to this (just as the theater owners of the world opposed the recent release of "Bubble"). I'm unsure which "property ownership" you're referring to - the ground on which something is created or the intellectual property. But the licensing/safety issues are a huge deal imo. But then I assume if someone makes there <i>own</i> home this way (they go to the rental store and get a few BuildBots), they take responsibility for the end result. Now the fun part would be to have some hacker pirate what he <i>believed</i> to be a final home design (something nice but which is actually just some amateur 3D model), post it online illegally and then have some cheapskate millionaire d/l the file and build a home that collapses immediately after the expensive furniture is moved in! Is there a "caveat emptor" version for "Builder Beware"? I first became aware of this technology being pursued with that article over on New Scientist, so I expected to hear further developments. But not at quite so quick a pace; there are doubtlessly people opposed to this (just as the theater owners of the world opposed the recent release of “Bubble”).

I’m unsure which “property ownership” you’re referring to – the ground on which something is created or the intellectual property. But the licensing/safety issues are a huge deal imo. But then I assume if someone makes there own home this way (they go to the rental store and get a few BuildBots), they take responsibility for the end result.

Now the fun part would be to have some hacker pirate what he believed to be a final home design (something nice but which is actually just some amateur 3D model), post it online illegally and then have some cheapskate millionaire d/l the file and build a home that collapses immediately after the expensive furniture is moved in!

Is there a “caveat emptor” version for “Builder Beware”?

]]> By: Raymond http://blog.rebang.com/?p=629&cpage=1#comment-3190 Raymond Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:58:31 +0000 http://blog.rebang.com/?p=629#comment-3190 That is cool. I've been imaging that we are not that far away from this type of individual production, but I never imagined it being used in construction. I imagine the hurdles will be propery ownership and the architecture & construction lobbies arguing that builders should be licensed. That is cool. I’ve been imaging that we are not that far away from this type of individual production, but I never imagined it being used in construction. I imagine the hurdles will be propery ownership and the architecture & construction lobbies arguing that builders should be licensed.

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