Keep being told to post here, so here I am. For the past month or so I have been 3D printing Pokemon(Shocker, who hasn’t right?) I’ve been hiding them around my town(Dixon Illinois) and surrounding communities and even took them down to the suburbs of Chicago(Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, Orland Park) and hid some out there.It has been getting a ton of traction and attention in the area and I’m definitely overwhelmed by the responses that I’ve received from it. I mainly started doing it as a way for the community to get involved in something that would get them moving outside of the actual game of Pokemon Go itself. Get them off technology(aside from seeing the picture clues that I give them) get them off their playstations and xboxes, things like that and enjoy something challenging. It definitely took off in the small community that I live in.I’ve done a couple TV interviews with with some of the local TV stations and I’ve said both times that all I’ve wanted to do is give back to the community which is exactly what I’ve been doing. Everyday myself or a couple of friends that I have helping now go out around the local area’s here and hide Pokemon and I post the clues on social media and it’s not just teenagers or adults that come out. I’ve seen families coming out together as a group doing the hunt together and that is probably one of the coolest things that I’ve seen that I can say that I’ve been a part of.I know you’ve probably seen stuff like this before but I just thought I’d share my story of what 3D printing and Pokemon Go is doing for a small community because it is truly bringing families, friends, and even strangers together to do some really exciting and fun things.Here’s a link to an IMGUR album with some of the pictures I picked out: http://ift.tt/2bC3Aha hope you enjoy this as much as the people here in Dixon do.Edit: I got all the models from http://ift.tt/vEpOJm News Story from KWQC: http://ift.tt/2axzE3C News Story from WTVO(Rockford) http://ift.tt/2bVujDm – Yes there was a Digimon – I had no idea it was a DigimonEdit 2: I’m doing another TV interview tomorrow with WIFR TV station out of Rockford they are coming out to Dixon and I am going to be hiding one(or maybe a couple) of the big 3D printed Pokemon, one specifically is going to be the big Eevee. http://ift.tt/2bDBNx7
