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=2022=
''''Here are the main ways you can get involved, updated last <span style="color:red">4/2023</span>.'''


=2019=
<h3>'''Current Initiatives'''</h3>
How does OSE de development work? Dev team for remote Dev work, and OSE headquarters for most physical prototyping. We can also run workshops in remote locations, such as 3d printing, or house building - with the latter requiring significant logistics support.


Discuss Vision for OSE Campus, regularity, site manager, workshop manager, farm manager, etc. In a way that is not a one-off effort, but which can be replicated at scale while being bootstrap funded without venture capital. Because the latter is not a good test of ethical or transformative validity, but merely that the neterprise can bring in money.
In 2023, we are preparing to release the [[Seed Eco-Home 4]].If you'd like to keep up to date on this, please see [[Seed Home Interest Form]].
=2018=


==Visiting Factor e Farm==
<h3>'''Network'''</h3>
If you would like to visit, please consider attending one of our workshops or events on site. See also [[Visit Factor e Farm]].


==Start an OSE Club==
#'''Join the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/398759490316633/?ref=bookmarks OSE Workshops FB Group]'''
See more about [[OSE Clubs]]
#'''Sign up for our ''monthly newsletter'', [https://phplist.opensourceecology.org/lists/?p=subscribe&id=3 OSEmail]
#[https://www.opensourceecology.org/ Open Source Ecology Main Site]
#[https://www.openbuildinginstitute.org/ Open Building Institute]
#[https://wiki.opensourceecology.de/ Open Source Ecology - Germany]
#[https://www.opensourceecology.org/blog-2/ Blog]
#[https://www.youtube.com/user/marcinose YouTube Channel]
#[https://vimeo.com/opensourceecology Vimeo Channel]
#[https://twitter.com/OSEcology Follow OSE on Twitter]
#Request a workshop to be held in a location near you - [https://microfactory.opensourceecology.org/request-a-workshop/]


==Start an OSE Labs Hackerspace in Your City==
<h3>'''Get Trained. Start an OSE Chapter'''</h3>
We are developing an open source franchise of hackerspaces focusing on the open source microfactory concept. Email us for more info.


==Champion One of the 50 GVCS Technologies==
#'''Formal OSE Chapters''' Start an OSE chapter or work with OSE full time. Sign up for the OSE Apprenticeship - https://www.opensourceecology.org/ose-apprenticeship/
Work on a bigger project rather than working on your own. Join our [[Dev Team]], learn the OSE extreme development process, and create a Construction Set in FreeCAD for any of the 50 [[GVCS Machines]]. Right now we have project leads on 3 projects (3D Printer, Power Cube, Laser Cutter) - we need more leaders to steward the GVCS to completion.
#'''Summer of Extreme Design-Build''' - see 2021 schedule at https://www.opensourceecology.org/summer-x-2021/


==Development Team==
<h3>'''Collaborate'''</h3>


See [[OSE Developers]] page to join the Development Team. Learn the basic OSE extreme development method - and join us on an active project.
#'''Learn to collaborate on a large scale''' by participating in our Extreme Enterprise Hackathon for the [[Seed Home Interest Form|Seed Home 2]]
#'''Participate in our [https://www.opensourceecology.org/workshops-and-programs/ workshops and programs]'''
#'''We're hiring''' - [https://www.opensourceecology.org/jobs/ Join us as an instructor 2020] [https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/The_Invitation (old link)] in our STEAM Camps, or apply to be an [https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Event_Planner_Job_Announcement Event Planner]
#'''Be part of our Tech Team''': become an [[OSE_Developer]]. Take a look at our [[Current Projects]] to see what is under active development - and then join an active project.
#Join us for periodic '''[[Design Sprints]]''' where we do large-scale collaborative development. The way it works: we define a collaboration architecture for an ambitious goal, and recruit subject matter experts (SMEs) with relevant skills to collaborate. SME areas cover technical development, documentation, enterprise development, and more.
#[[How to Get an Account on the Wiki|Create a Wiki Account]]
#'''Build our machines.''' You can see the current [[State of Completion]], and pick machines for replication from our growing menu of product releases.
#'''Produce Parts for OSE.''' We currently make and sell the OSE line of 3D printers. We are looking for people to print parts for us using our machines. In addition, we are looking for open source suppliers of electronics, power supplies, metal, and other components that go into the 3D printer - with the caveat that the parts are produced using fully open source, [[DIN SPEC 3105]]-compliant toolchains. This means we are actively working on bringing production back everywhere in the world.


==Immersion Workshops==
<h3>'''Build Community'''</h3>
Use the form below to request a workshop in your home community or to start an OSE Club in your school or university. OSE Wrorkshops fund OSE work, and OSE Clubs engage in OSE development in order to create new products which can be produced in OSE Workshops. Please fill out form:


'''https://microfactory.opensourceecology.org/request-a-workshop/'''
#[[OSE Meetups]] - start a meetup in your town and work towards completion of the [[Global Village Construction Set]] by developing derivative products that lead to the [[Open Source Economy]].
#[[OSE_Clubs Collaboration]] - Start an [[OSE Club]] - Get students involved in large-scale collaboration by turning class time into global collaboration time. See
#[[Open Source Ecology Classroom Initiative]] - turn your classroom into a hotspot of global collaboration.
#[[OSE_Chapters_at_Universities]] - begin developing the open source economy while you are in college. Coming 2021 - [[Extreme U]]
#[[OSE_National_Chapters]] - regional and national chapters
#[[OSE_Incentive_Challenge]] - annual grand event
#Do you know any Subject Matter Experts who could help provide expertise? Help us with our [[SME Search]].


==For Educators: OSE Clubs + Professional Development Credit==
<h3>'''Get Training'''</h3>


Are you an educator or librarian and are you excited to join the global OSE development effort?
#[[OSE Consulting]] - hire us for consulting, so you can engage in rapid learning based on all of our past experience. 


'''Gain Continuing Education Credits, build a 3D printer that you understand, start an OSE Club in your school, and join a global engineering effort of changemakers'''
<h3>'''Support'''</h3>


'''Are you an educator? Build a 3D printer with us, earn professional development credit, start an OSE Club, and get involved in design that matters.'''
#'''[https://www.opensourceecology.org/d3d-pro/ Buy our products]'''. 100% of our proceeds go to a nonprofit cause to change the world.
#'''[https://www.opensourceecology.org/workshops-and-programs/ Sign up for our workshops]'''. Get exposed to [[Extreme Manufacturing]] swarm-based builds.
#[[True Fans|Subscribe to support this work financially as a True Fan]]
#[[Donate|Donate to OSE]]. We are a 501(c)3 education organization.


Inquire for more info at info at opensourceecology.org and continue reading below.
=How Do We Collaborate?=
Hear an intro:


'''The idea which would move OSE development work forward is involving schools, libraries, and universities in 4 areas of design:
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1. '''Scale model prototyping.''' All of our machines, such as CEB press or tractor - can be completely 3D printed as small models, and working, battery powered water pumps with cylinders/motors can run these just like the real machines would be run. But on 50 PSI water, not 2000 PSI hydraulic fluid. This would involve understanding mechanics, hydraulics, microcontrollers, coding, design, prototyping, etc. What is needed is the actual design of the small components and integration into real working models. Many components already exist - like https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:42589 - and many cool examples can be found online for education toys that lend themselves to 3D printing. For OSE purpose - it's a matter of building on 3D printing and the 50 [[GVCS]] machines to produce educational models. If we talk about social entrepreneurship - these scale models could be sold as educational kits- and as such is a way to involve entrepreneurship training with technology.


2. '''Real machines.''' Making working scale models would serve as effective prototyping of real machines as part of development work. But here we also have the opportunity to get into real industrial education. Having designed and built scale models - why not build the real thing based on the insights gained? This way we are connecting small scale 3D printing prototyping to real industrial machine builds. So we could collaborate on curriculum for industrial education based around the Global Village Construction Set, which would move the overall project forward and move closer to creating open source livelihoods. There is no question about the economic power of open design - but we need development work to get our machines to full product releases.


3. '''Product Ecology''' - The 3D printer is used to print parts for other machines - such as the larger Universal Axis that is used to build the CNC Torch Table. The CNC Torch Table makes parts for real machines. See https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Universal_CNC_Axis . This means that our printer is part of an ecology that builds other machines or their parts - such as rubber tracks or wheels.
=Micro-Contributions=
'''There are also many other assets that you can produce if you have relevant skill sets. We list some specific ways to get involved.''' See curated tasks at [[OSE Task Queue]]. The ones below are generic.


4. '''Common Products''' - 3D Printer can be used to build valuable, mundane products like cordless drills or vacuum cleaners - which become lifetime design if the user/builder can repair them. This can be done by combining 3D printinig with easy-to-source, off-the-shelf parts. That's a case for developing local circular economies. There are many common products that 3D printers can make - from brooms to electrical boxes - which can contribute to democratized production.  
==STEAM Curriculum Developers==
If you are a teacher or curriculum designer - consider using OSE technology for your classes. We have practical experiments in machine design with the [[Universal Axis]], 3D printing, geardowns, electric motors, and other topics. We are interested in developing STEAM curriculum spanning from elementary to technical school and college level. Join our team and create a small or larger lesson that both you and OSE can use in its teaching/courses.


See the TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/marcin_jakubowski?language=en - and inspire educators with the 4 ideas above.
==Calculations==
Contribute to [[Basic Calculations]] by adding additional calculators relevant to [[GVCS]] development, so we can involve novices in advanced development work.


==Public Lectures - College Tour and International Speaking Engagements==
==Part Libraries==
Stock steel tubing library - stock steel sections of all steel. This could be implemented simply as a parametric spreadsheet in FreeCAD, where you type in the length of a select steel section. The more advanced version could be a a workbench which allows you to generate any stock steel section. Metric and imperial.


Would you like to invite the OSE Founder (please see his [[TED Talk]]) to your school, university, civic engagement, or other public event? We are open to public lectures or lecture to classes, and we can run a 3D printer build workshop on the same day. Lectures are a good way to generate interest to start OSE Clubs at schools and universities. Email info at opensourceecology dot org to organize a lecture.
==OSE FreeCAD Workbenches==
G Roques is leading development of workbenches for OSE machines in FreeCAD - which allow the user to design different versions of our machines from available part libraries and proven build techniques. See [[OSE FreeCAD Workbenches]] and contact G to help out.


==Professional Development==
==Video Production==
We have loads of video footage, low and high quality, from over the last decade. A skilled editor could turn this into gold - just as our [[GVCS in 2 Minutes]] or [[OSE Anthem]] videos were created by completely unsolicited contributors. Here you can help us create a sequel to our first [[Kdenlive Tutorial]] to include how to do greenscreen, bottom third, aerials, action, and other edits. For example, [[GVCS in 2 Minutes]] and the [[OSE Anthem]] were produced completely independently by taking online OSE assets from  [[OSE Youtube]], [[OSE Vimeo]], and [[High Resolution GVCS Media]]. The only requirement is pure skill and passion - to refine loads of content into bitesize packets.


Professional development involves a 2 or 3 day program and is geared to educators and librarians. The 2 day program involves a build of a 3D printer on Day 1 that the educator keeps for their school or library. The second day involves learning how to do 3D design to generate files for 3D printing, which qualifies the educator to get involved in OSE prototyping and design work.  
Some ideas are: highlight videos - vine videos or 1 minute and under other videos made from any combination of assets: (1) raw footage from YouTube or clips from existing, high quality videos; (2) FreeCAD CAD. (3) FreeCAD ported into Blender; (4) FreeCAD ported into [[WebGL]] explosions. (5) Basic [[Video Scripts]] of refined content. See also [[Crowd Video Protocol]] and [[OSEdit]], and [[Collaborative Video Protocol]], [[Open Source Soundtracks]], and [[Explainer Video]] and [[Tablet Blackboard Instructionals]] for ways that meaningful video contributions can be made.


The 3 day program is designed for educators who want to get involved in OSE development. We teach Collaborative Literacy - how to engage in a global, collaborative, parallel development process for the common good. As such, educators can get involved in a larger program on design that matters.  
==Graphics Design==
Do you like the way the infographics are designed at OBI -  https://www.openbuildinginstitute.org/? Help us generate infographics like at OBI - and machine infographics as in the [[Machine Infographics]] contributor guidelines using GIMP and Inkscape.


The ideal outcome of the 3 day immersion is staring an OSE Club. Clubs get ongoing support from OSE for ongoing development - and participation in quarterly incentive design challenges where the goal is to develop an economically significant product every quarter. As such, the OSE Club has an entrepreneurial component - towards bringing production back to the community level - by teaching about open source design and collaboratively-developed, free enterprise. 3 day training like this qualifies the educator to be a mentor/advisor of the OSE Club. The goal is  have many venues worldwide that engage in rapid parallel development - a public engineering effort. Because we teach entry level skills, use readily accessible open source software tools, and develop part libraries that people can build upon - we can engage a large audience of nonspecialists in meaningful work.
==Gaming==
Design ways to introduce GVCS machines into gaming environments, such as Minecraft. Can we build a tractor or [[Universal Axis]]-based machine in a game environment such as Minecraft? Can we import assets from the GVCS and use them to build civilization from scratch? There is lots of potential here.


For example - a cordless drill, aerial drone, different CNC machines, Raspberry Pi cell phone - as well as simple things such as 3D printed pens or 3D printed rubber mallet - these are all things that can be made with the open source microfactory 3D printer, laser cutter, and CNC circuit mill.  
==Contribution Platform: Education with a Buy Buttom at the End==
By coupling instructionals of how to do things effectively - with a way to collect crowd-sourced micro-contributions of content - we can leverage the contributions of many more people. We would like to prepare [[MOOC]]s on how to do so. We envision that the MOOCs also include an option to buy a certain kit - so that people can get supplies for projects readily. We envision construction set kits - which can be used to build scale models of various OSE machines and products.  


The cost structure for the 2 day continuing professional education is $1400 2 days - and $2000 for the 3 day program. This would be per team of 2 educators to build a printer to keep with them. The 2 day program is more for professional education. The 3 day program is also professional education - but adds the dimension of meaningful involvement with OSE.
Functional kits could involve:
 
#the [[Universal Axis]] for building any CNC machine by adding 3d printer, plotter, router, laser engraver, larger laser, pnp machine, circuit mill, WAAM system, continuous clay printer, rotary axis, tool changer, open source TB6600, heavy mill, and more.
The promise of the teacher/advisor training would be to increase involvement with design that matters. We could offer other microfactory tools - see options at https://microfactory.opensourceecology.org/workshops/. We would do ongoing development with quarterly product release schedules - which means that teachers are incentivized to do something much bigger than what they do in their own school - by becoming involved in important world work. We have the benefit of a construction set approach. For example, our [[Universal Axis]] is a robotics construction set - and can be scaled from rods that are 8 mm to 1" to 3". Imagine kids beginning to build heavy duty machining tools.
#model kits for tractors with battery-powered, water-based hydraulics using 3D printed, open source solenoids, 3D printed motors, 3d printed water pumps, etc.  
 
#Arduino phone kit
See more information at [[2 Day Teacher Training Workshop]]
#Open source camera studio kit with drone
 
==We are hiring!==
We are hiring for part time and full time positions running our 3D printer [[Extreme Manufacturing]] build workshops. We are looking for people who can teach and who are technical. Check us out at one of our 3D printer builds or other workshops. If you want to join the team - attend one of our workshops, attend our [[Boot Camp]], and then serve as an apprentice - an assistant in running future workshops. We teach you hands-on how to lead a build workshop - up to the point where you are comfortable leading the workshop yourself.
 
We teach you OSE techniques in depth in our 1 week OSE Boot Camp. For those who are interested in a deeper immersion into our development techniques or the opportunity to work with OSE full time - see the [[OSE Immersion Program]].
 
Sign up for one of our workshops below, or email us at info at opensourceecology dot org for more info.
 
==Do you want to do something extraordinary? Apply for the OSE Fellowship==
In 2018, we have started our first ever immersion program. The OSE Fellows program is a one year, full time, merit-based Fellowship for doing something extraordinary while working with OSE. Find out more at '''[[OSE Immersion Program]]'''.
 
==Basic Ways to Increase Your Involvement==
*Request a Workhop near you - [https://microfactory.opensourceecology.org/request-a-workshop/]
*Subscribe to our monthly newsletter - [[OSEmail]]
*Join us on Social media - join the discussion the [[OSE Workshops FB Page]]
*[[OSE FB Page]] - follow our work0
*Follow us on [[OSE Twitter]]
*Follow us on [[OSE Instagram]]
 
==Time==
*Join [[Dev Team]], with 10 hour per week requirement for 90 days. For those interested in contributing according to a work/learning plan.
*Join as [[SMEs]], for seasoned professionals with one hour per month requirement.
 
==Money==
[[Donate]]
*Donate Bitcoin
*Donate Federal Reserve Notes
*Corporate giving - various companies have programs where they are required to allocate a certain amount to charity
*Personal tax deductions
*Are you a grant writer? Donate your time to write grants on our behalf.
 
==Developer/Collaborator Training==
*[[DPV]]s. 2 week- one month development visits for qualified individuals who submit a project plan. On-site time is 2 or 4 weeks, with prep time before coming on site. OSE Developer status is a prerequisite. This is how many OSE project take can be rolled out according to a detailed proposal.
 
==Swag==
*T-Shirt
*Sticker
*Publications
 
==Product (Coming)==
See [[Open Source Everything Store]]
 
==Publications, Software, Information Products==
 
Typically via scalable, on-demand printing. In different languages. Some are downloadable for free, others you pay for an on-demand fulfillment
*OSE Linux USB. Includes ceamera and CNC software.
*OS Hardware Thesis - CM
*CSK v0.01 Legacy of the First Decade
*OBI Coffee Table Book
*USB of videos
*Amazon smile book buys of OSE Required Reading List. For students, or you can buy or print your own. For some with expired copyright, OSE does one-time setup of fulfillment.
*Podcast - with Leaders of open source development. Exploring how to not create a world where "Why the future doesn't need us", and the centrality of the open source economy in that future. These are free, but the annual compilation of them is offered on a USB or a one-click download. Requirement - must be doing at least one part of their work that is essentially aligned with the open source economy, though not expecting that their work is completely aligned. It's about picking the best elements of all secular religions.
 
===Software Projects List===
[[Software Projects]]
 
==Consulting, Speaking, and Events==
 
Do you want us to run a workshop, presentation, or do a speaking engagement, or other in-person appearance? Featuring Marcin Jakubowski Catarina Mota on OSE/OBI, Tom Griffing - Power Cube, Shane Oberloier - CNC circuit mill.
*Speaker, Workshop, or event Request Form
*Consulting and design work - OSE and OBI at $100 per hour for any project related to manufacturing, mining, agriculture, forestry, construction, and energy topics. Any designs, content, or publications are put under an open source, Distributive Enterprise license.
 
==Crowd Dev==
*[[Design Sprints]]- requires Design Sprint training. Both real and virtual events.
*Real Design Sprint - 3 day event in major cities. Day 1 - build a 3d printer, fimament maker, circuit mill, and laser cutter. Day 2 - run machines and learn their toolchainss. Day 3 - use FreeCAD/KiCAD to design and prototype new machines + controllers in scale models from plastic and cardboard/balsa. Day 3 includes a collection of prototyping supplies that yields valuable scale prototypes such as robotic tractors and cars. We deploy the microfab army for collaborative scale prototyping.
*Book Sprints - requires Book Sprint Training. Both real and virtual events.
*Download 3D Printer Design Workbench and design a new printer iteration. Workbench even generates a BOM for you.
*Download OBI Dev Kit and design your dream home. Or Aquaponic Greenhouse.
*Come to our workshop to learn how to build the OBI Arch Kit models. Both House and Greenhouse.
*Download OBI Design Workbench (coming in June) and do a Design Contest on HeroX. Winner entry is built.
*Read the [[Book]]. From it, draw up a list of SMEs and reach out to them.
*Download OSE Arc Kit and submit house ideas to OBI. Download OSE Linux, render Your Dream House ideas in SweetHome3D - and upload them to our library. Then you can vote for an annual winner, where we pick the top User Contribution and consider that house for a build.


=Links=
=Links=
*[[Get Involved 2017]]
*[[Getting Involved 2019]]
*Blog article on getting involved - [https://www.opensourceecology.org/getting-involved-in-2020/]
[[Category:Part Library]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, 15 April 2023

2022

'Here are the main ways you can get involved, updated last 4/2023.

Current Initiatives

In 2023, we are preparing to release the Seed Eco-Home 4.If you'd like to keep up to date on this, please see Seed Home Interest Form.

Network

  1. Join the OSE Workshops FB Group
  2. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, OSEmail
  3. Open Source Ecology Main Site
  4. Open Building Institute
  5. Open Source Ecology - Germany
  6. Blog
  7. YouTube Channel
  8. Vimeo Channel
  9. Follow OSE on Twitter
  10. Request a workshop to be held in a location near you - [1]

Get Trained. Start an OSE Chapter

  1. Formal OSE Chapters Start an OSE chapter or work with OSE full time. Sign up for the OSE Apprenticeship - https://www.opensourceecology.org/ose-apprenticeship/
  2. Summer of Extreme Design-Build - see 2021 schedule at https://www.opensourceecology.org/summer-x-2021/

Collaborate

  1. Learn to collaborate on a large scale by participating in our Extreme Enterprise Hackathon for the Seed Home 2
  2. Participate in our workshops and programs
  3. We're hiring - Join us as an instructor 2020 (old link) in our STEAM Camps, or apply to be an Event Planner
  4. Be part of our Tech Team: become an OSE_Developer. Take a look at our Current Projects to see what is under active development - and then join an active project.
  5. Join us for periodic Design Sprints where we do large-scale collaborative development. The way it works: we define a collaboration architecture for an ambitious goal, and recruit subject matter experts (SMEs) with relevant skills to collaborate. SME areas cover technical development, documentation, enterprise development, and more.
  6. Create a Wiki Account
  7. Build our machines. You can see the current State of Completion, and pick machines for replication from our growing menu of product releases.
  8. Produce Parts for OSE. We currently make and sell the OSE line of 3D printers. We are looking for people to print parts for us using our machines. In addition, we are looking for open source suppliers of electronics, power supplies, metal, and other components that go into the 3D printer - with the caveat that the parts are produced using fully open source, DIN SPEC 3105-compliant toolchains. This means we are actively working on bringing production back everywhere in the world.

Build Community

  1. OSE Meetups - start a meetup in your town and work towards completion of the Global Village Construction Set by developing derivative products that lead to the Open Source Economy.
  2. OSE_Clubs Collaboration - Start an OSE Club - Get students involved in large-scale collaboration by turning class time into global collaboration time. See
  3. Open Source Ecology Classroom Initiative - turn your classroom into a hotspot of global collaboration.
  4. OSE_Chapters_at_Universities - begin developing the open source economy while you are in college. Coming 2021 - Extreme U
  5. OSE_National_Chapters - regional and national chapters
  6. OSE_Incentive_Challenge - annual grand event
  7. Do you know any Subject Matter Experts who could help provide expertise? Help us with our SME Search.

Get Training

  1. OSE Consulting - hire us for consulting, so you can engage in rapid learning based on all of our past experience.

Support

  1. Buy our products. 100% of our proceeds go to a nonprofit cause to change the world.
  2. Sign up for our workshops. Get exposed to Extreme Manufacturing swarm-based builds.
  3. Subscribe to support this work financially as a True Fan
  4. Donate to OSE. We are a 501(c)3 education organization.

How Do We Collaborate?

Hear an intro:


Micro-Contributions

There are also many other assets that you can produce if you have relevant skill sets. We list some specific ways to get involved. See curated tasks at OSE Task Queue. The ones below are generic.

STEAM Curriculum Developers

If you are a teacher or curriculum designer - consider using OSE technology for your classes. We have practical experiments in machine design with the Universal Axis, 3D printing, geardowns, electric motors, and other topics. We are interested in developing STEAM curriculum spanning from elementary to technical school and college level. Join our team and create a small or larger lesson that both you and OSE can use in its teaching/courses.

Calculations

Contribute to Basic Calculations by adding additional calculators relevant to GVCS development, so we can involve novices in advanced development work.

Part Libraries

Stock steel tubing library - stock steel sections of all steel. This could be implemented simply as a parametric spreadsheet in FreeCAD, where you type in the length of a select steel section. The more advanced version could be a a workbench which allows you to generate any stock steel section. Metric and imperial.

OSE FreeCAD Workbenches

G Roques is leading development of workbenches for OSE machines in FreeCAD - which allow the user to design different versions of our machines from available part libraries and proven build techniques. See OSE FreeCAD Workbenches and contact G to help out.

Video Production

We have loads of video footage, low and high quality, from over the last decade. A skilled editor could turn this into gold - just as our GVCS in 2 Minutes or OSE Anthem videos were created by completely unsolicited contributors. Here you can help us create a sequel to our first Kdenlive Tutorial to include how to do greenscreen, bottom third, aerials, action, and other edits. For example, GVCS in 2 Minutes and the OSE Anthem were produced completely independently by taking online OSE assets from OSE Youtube, OSE Vimeo, and High Resolution GVCS Media. The only requirement is pure skill and passion - to refine loads of content into bitesize packets.

Some ideas are: highlight videos - vine videos or 1 minute and under other videos made from any combination of assets: (1) raw footage from YouTube or clips from existing, high quality videos; (2) FreeCAD CAD. (3) FreeCAD ported into Blender; (4) FreeCAD ported into WebGL explosions. (5) Basic Video Scripts of refined content. See also Crowd Video Protocol and OSEdit, and Collaborative Video Protocol, Open Source Soundtracks, and Explainer Video and Tablet Blackboard Instructionals for ways that meaningful video contributions can be made.

Graphics Design

Do you like the way the infographics are designed at OBI - https://www.openbuildinginstitute.org/? Help us generate infographics like at OBI - and machine infographics as in the Machine Infographics contributor guidelines using GIMP and Inkscape.

Gaming

Design ways to introduce GVCS machines into gaming environments, such as Minecraft. Can we build a tractor or Universal Axis-based machine in a game environment such as Minecraft? Can we import assets from the GVCS and use them to build civilization from scratch? There is lots of potential here.

Contribution Platform: Education with a Buy Buttom at the End

By coupling instructionals of how to do things effectively - with a way to collect crowd-sourced micro-contributions of content - we can leverage the contributions of many more people. We would like to prepare MOOCs on how to do so. We envision that the MOOCs also include an option to buy a certain kit - so that people can get supplies for projects readily. We envision construction set kits - which can be used to build scale models of various OSE machines and products.

Functional kits could involve:

  1. the Universal Axis for building any CNC machine by adding 3d printer, plotter, router, laser engraver, larger laser, pnp machine, circuit mill, WAAM system, continuous clay printer, rotary axis, tool changer, open source TB6600, heavy mill, and more.
  2. model kits for tractors with battery-powered, water-based hydraulics using 3D printed, open source solenoids, 3D printed motors, 3d printed water pumps, etc.
  3. Arduino phone kit
  4. Open source camera studio kit with drone

Links

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