MIMAKI Europe has joined hands with video game giant Minecraft along with a French government administration to deliver a nationwide competition aiming to raise awareness of social and environmental issues amongst young people. More than 1,200 entrants have been participated in the competition designed to create ultimate sustainable town using Minecraft’s video game platform. Some participants are as young as thirteen years of age. Mimaki’s 3DUJ-553 full-colour 3D printer enabled the winning design to be brought to life in vivid detail in an intricate 3D printed model in the competition entitled ‘Villes et Territoires de demain’.
The competition was judged by a diverse and esteemed cohort of professionals ranging from Microsoft and IGN executives to architects, social media influencers and government officials from France’s ‘Ministère de la Cohésion des Territoires et des Relations avec les Collectivités Territoriales’. With a full 3D printed model of the winning virtual map set to be delivered as part of the grand prize, a painstaking process ensued following the competition to translate the detailed design from a virtual video game format to a workable print model – a process which took over 19 hours. Thankfully, Mimaki’s 3DUJ-553 proved that every intricacy of the design could be 3D printed in full-colour and accurate detail, due to the impressive print quality and water-soluble support material, which prevents small detailed parts from breaking during the finishing process.
