Junior high school students challenge marine research & 3D modeling!-Meline research 3D Super Science Project 2021

「海洋研究3Dスーパーサイエンスプロジェクト2021」のオンライン入学式&第1回授業が行われた

Research students challenge in marine research x 3D!

The Marine Research 3D Super Science Project 2021 has participated as a "research student" as a "research student" who passed the preliminary examination.In a total of 15 classes, marine professionals support research, and 3D professionals teach 3D technology.This course will be held as part of the Japan Foundation "Sea and Japan Project", which connects people through the sea to take over the sea to the next generation.

At the beginning, Yusuke Noda of NSS, the organizer, said, "I can only experience it in junior high school and may be worried, but it is a unique chance that a wonderful expert teacher will support you.Please go. I'm looking forward to what you are making now. "NSS provides 3D scanning technology such as CT.

Ryuo Nakajima, General Manager of the Japan Foundation, said, "The long -awaited event was held. This project is a collaboration between the sea and marine organisms, and the 3D technology, which is the most advanced science and technology.We are looking forward to creation with the creation. We have a lot of things we do not know about the sea, and we hope that you can hit your teacher with your teacher with your teacher and curiosity.

This project is sponsored by related companies with digital 3D technology.Among them, Kenichi Kadoi, a creative business unit, is on stage from Wacom, a pen tablet."It's a limited period of six months, but it will be a great chance for the future. I hope you enjoy it and learn well."

In addition, the Mimaki engineering provides full -color 3D printers and large 3D printers, Apple Tree offers the latest 3D printer, Nanodax is a 3D printer filament, and Bone Digital is 3D software.

Students who are motivated, have various interests

As I mentioned at the beginning, nine students from the first grade to the third grade participate in the project.When asked about their favorite marine creatures by introducing themselves, they returned their unique answers, including shirona whales, mink whales, whale sharks, sea urchins, jellyfish, starfish, starfish, and mambo.

There are a wide variety of future goals."I am interested in environmental issues and want to protect the life of whales. I am thinking about how people and whales should live better."The number of seaweed has been reduced. I want to study how to improve and make it clearly presented. "There were many students with surprising knowledge and enthusiasm, such as if they were shaped with printers and used them in academic research, and "I want to be a person who can convey the charm of marine life to various people."

I'm curious about 3D modeling!

In the first class released after the entrance ceremony, Daiki Yoshimoto, the representative of Yoshimoto Art Factory, who participates as a full -time instructor of this project, performed a 3D modeling demonstration.Using the notebook PC of the mouse computer "G-TUNE" brand that will be offered to the students, and how to use the software "ZBrush" using Wacom's pen tablet "ONE BY WACOM".

Mr. Gen Nakamura, Assistant Professor of the University of Tokyo University of Marine Environmental Department, who is in charge of marine life classes.Before this lecture, Nakamura gave a lecture on how to write and read the dissertation as a basis for researchers' survey methods.Nakamura explains the benefits of using 3D data as follows.

"I can't get close to the museum exhibits, but if you output it with a 3D printer, you can see it from various angles, and you can check it as much as you want. If it is the accurate data read by 3D scan, measure the length.I can do it. I have a model of my skull, as the skeleton of the animal that I could not understand without dismantling in the past can be obtained by non -destruction, so I have a model of my skull.It is difficult for animals to carry one bone, but if you make a miniature of a full -body skeleton, you can easily carry it. "

The 3D modeling by ZBRUSH is used to pull or add clay using a pen instead of the mouse.The students watched the situation with a curious look.

It feels like a fairly professional and advanced technology, but Mr. Yoshimoto calls on the students, "I feel difficult at first, but I think everyone will get used to it, so let's do our best together."。By the way, Mr. Yoshimoto himself usually uses Wacom pen tabs.

On this day, we modeled the 3D model of the "Kokukujira", which was requested by the students, with Nakamura's advice.

By the way, it varies from person to person whether you have 3DCG or marine research, and what you have applied for.Risa Suzuki (14) says, "She has been editing videos for a long time, and from there she became interested in 3D."He learned about the existence of the project while conducting his own 3DCG works, and said, "I thought it would be a good challenge to be able to make production from other people from a new perspective of marine research."I am.

For Rito Miyazawa (13 years old), this project was like a dream.She said she decided to apply immediately, saying, "I have never heard of a project I want to study, and two projects that combine the two."As Mr. Miyazawa says, the opportunity to learn two different fields at the same time seems to be valuable.

What kind of results will be created by students working on their own quests?I'm looking forward to it now.