I've been having a great time viewing and downloading models of the ancient artifacts that have been  3D scanned and posted at Smithsonian 3D and African Fossils.  I can't wait to print this lion skull.  Great stuff to mash-up into my own 3D designs.  Reality...

I am in the midst of a thrilling new project involving 3D scanning and reality computing.  I've been selected to join the Innovators Program of the Stanford Creative Ignition Lab. Our mission is to explore developing technologies such as reality capture and augmented reality as they relate to the creative process and to innovate real world solutions. As it happens, I have been using the core technology for some time in my own creative work.  The lab is hosted at Autodesk, where we have been exploring the use of a piece of Beta-stage software called Memento.  Currently available as a free download, Memento allows users of minimal technical ability to create photo-realistic 3D models using either plain photos or data from a digital scanner as input. https://vimeo.com/139001272 Since I don't have a 3D scanner yet, I have been a heavy user of the photogrammetry features.