My Facebook profile as a monster.
(Credit: Amanda Kooser/CNET)
I can hold my Facebook profile in the palm of my hand. It's shaped like a pink butternut squash with a top hat, no arms, and a bit of blood dripping from its teeth.
My monster's virtual online world. (Click to enlarge.)
(Credit: Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET)
This strange creature came about through the Creators Project, a globe-hopping initiative from Intel and Vice that supports artists working through technology. The initiative has been around since 2010, but the Facebook 3D-printable figures project just started this year.
The 3D-printable Facebook project can take three different forms. There's Monster Me, which turns out a little monster. There's Crystallized, which interprets your social data as a pretty crystalline form. There's also Astroverb, which turns out a personalized visual horoscope. These are all pretty abstract concepts. Given the choice, I had to go with the monster.
The design process is pretty straightforward. The online design engine connects to your Facebook profile. For the monster, your birthday determines the s... [Read more]
by Amanda Kooser via CNET
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