Oskar van Deventer
Oskar van Deventer is a Dutch puzzle maker.[1] He prototypes puzzles using 3D Printing.[2][3] Many of his combination puzzles are in mass production by Uwe Mèffert and Witeden. His 17x17x17 "Over the Top Cube" Rubik's cube-style puzzle is the largest of its kind[4]
Oskar van Deventer has also designed puzzles for Hanayama.
He is the 2012 Guinness World Record holder for his 17x17x17 cube[5] (which has since been beaten by a 22x22x22 cube[6]). His work combines mathematics, physics, and design, and he collaborates at academic institutions.[7]
In addition to being a puzzle maker, Oskar is a research scientist in the area of media networking and holds a Ph.D. in optics. He has over 100 publications, over 50 patents applications, and hundreds of standardization contributions.[8]
List of mass produced puzzles
- Gear cube: previously named "danger cube" because there was a big chance to pinch your fingers with the gears. It was mass-produced by Mefferts, but overtime it appeared as several copies and shapemods of the same design.
- Gear cube extreme: a bandaged version of the Gear cube, were 4 gears are replaced for 4 standard edges, making the puzzle harder. It was mass-produced by Mefferts, also was copied by other companies.
- Gear Shift: It was mass-produced by Mefferts, also appeared a Knock off version
- David Gear cube: previously called "Polo cube" in reference to Alex Polonsky, who had the idea. It was mass-produced By Mefferts.
- Gear Mixup: a variant of the gear cube where all faces can perform 90º rotations making possible interchange centers with edges, being called for that "mix up" It was mass-produced by Mefferts.
- Gear 5x5: An unknown Chinese company mass-produced this puzzle using a 3d printed sample, without the permission of Oskar, an agreement was meet to please both sides.
- Mossaic cube: previously called "Fadi cube", It is a corner turning puzzle with two cut depths similar to Okamoto and Greg "lattice cube". It was mass-produced by Mefferts.
- Planets puzzle
- Rob's Pyraminx: It was mass-produced by Mefferts.
- Rob's Octahedron: It was mass-produced by Mefferts.
- Mixup cube: a 3x3 Rubik's cube that can perform 45º rotations on the middle layers, allowing centers interchange with edges. It was massproduced by Witeden.
- Treasure chest: A 3x3 puzzle that when solved, can be opened, revealing a small chamber inside. It was massproduced by Mefferts.
- 1x2x9: A special puzzle for the Jade club. It was massproduced by mefferts
- Icosaix: a face turning icosahedron. It has jumbling movements. It was massproduced by MF8
References
- ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/05/3-d-printer-oskar-van-deventer.html
- ↑ http://www.wired.com/2011/02/oskar-van-deventers-twisty-puzzle-will-take-you-over-the-top/
- ↑ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2377545,00.asp
- ↑ http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2011-01/3-d-printed-17-17-17-rubiks-cube-worlds-largest
- ↑ Karlin, Susan (16 Apr 2014). "Thinking Outside The Cube". theinstitute.ieee.org. Retrieved 12 Jan 2015.
- ↑ corenpuzzle (2016-01-14), 22x22 rubik's cube World Record, retrieved 2016-07-16
- ↑ "Putting the Pieces Together". http://www.dartmouth.edu/. Mar 2008. Retrieved 12 Jan 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Oskar van Deventer". oskarvandeventer.nl. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
External links
- http://oskarvandeventer.nl/meffert.html Oskar van Deventer's list of his own puzzles
- https://www.youtube.com/user/OskarPuzzle His YouTube channel