In the last two years, more than a dozen Virtual Reality tools have emerged, offering artists a wide range of mediums to express their creativity. These VR platforms have allowed every type of artist to showcase their talents in the Metaverse. This article delves into an exploration and comparison of VR, 2D painting software applications, comparing their capabilities against traditional oil and acrylic painting techniques. If you are an artist considering investing in a headset for your artistic endeavors or simply choosing an app, this article will provide a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of these programs with their real-life counterparts.
As momentum grows around global climate goals, a number of arts organizations are taking a larger look at their environmental impacts and incorporating sustainability into their values and strategies. To simplify this process, a variety of industry-specific tools are available to estimate CO2e emissions in arts and culture. Julie’s Bicycle, Gallery Climate Coalition, and ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager emerged as widely used emissions calculators, because of their ease of use, established network to share and compare results, and in some cases, adoption by funders or regulatory bodies.
Getty Images has become the newest company to join the AI Image Generator bandwagon, creating their own that is trained using NVIDIA's Picasso. NVIDIA is a machine learning model that was created with the intention of using solely images that are property of Getty Images, which makes this Image Generator unique from the rest. This review compares the other competitors for generative AI with Getty’s new tool.
Platforms like Synthesia and D-ID allow users to create AI-driven videos. These new apps are reshaping video creation, giving users unprecedented tools to create content. This article highlights the unique features and comparisons between Synthesia and D-ID, providing insights into their functionality, user experience, output quality, and cost impact.
Traditionally, games’ non-player characters (NPCs) were essentially scripted entities characterized by predetermined actions and restricted interaction capabilities. Nevertheless, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has injected vitality into these characters, rendering them significantly more dynamic and convincing in their behavior.
Soundtrap is a collaborative, cross-platform digital tool that provides a simple and quick way to record and edit podcasts or act as a music composition aid. Whether for solo or group use, Soundtrap provides a free audio interface that works via desktop or mobile, ultimately delivering a platform that accommodates the user. Users are able to instantly upload their creations to Spotify with the click of a button, allowing them to share their work with millions of people.
OpeanSea is the largest marketplace for crypto goods, offering a variety of crypto assets with a primary focus on NFTs. Their seletion includes: Art, Trading Cards, Collectibles, Domain Names, Music, Photography, Sports, Utility and Virtual Worlds. OpenSea is essentially the Amazon of NFTs, providing access for users to buy, sell, and trade non-fungible tokens.
The web is overflowing with solutions for our personal and business productivity. As a busy professional and tech early adopter, many productivity tools have entered and exited my hard drives and operating systems over time. The good news from the pandemic (if you want to look at the silver lining) is a focus on improving personal and business project management tools. A newer solution called Notion allows for a free flow of thought in a wiki combined with a detailed framework of databases, offering a fantastic solution for the creative sector, from artists to museums or performing arts organizations, who want to archive their work while planning forward.
The sudden closure of performance hall doors in March 2020 forced orchestras to rethink the meaning of staying connected with their community. In an instant, all classical music organizations became media production organizations — otherwise, they ran the risk of entirely losing touch with their audiences. The pandemic, which accelerated many long overdue innovations in the orchestral world, provided a not-so-gentle push to those who treated digital media as an afterthought to the sacred pillar of live performance. The discoveries made during this last year and a half has challenged orchestras in their method of artistic production. Throughline serves as an exemplary model of what can be accomplished when orchestras use the digital world in a meaningful and intentional way.
What if your doodles could come to life? What if not only you you could interact with them, but they could interact with each other? While this may sound like the plot of a new Pixar movie, it can be achieved by using the RakugakiAR (らくがきAR) app on your phone. This interactive AR app trended #6 on Twitter, achieved #1 Top Overall Paid Apps in App Store (iPhone) in 8 countries/regions within the first week of release, and received the 2020 Digital Ethon Award in Japan. If you have the dollar to spare, I definitely recommend giving Rakugaki AR a try!
Figma, Adobe XD, and Invision Studio are vector-based user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design tools used to create prototypes of web and mobile applications. Before these softwares were available in the market, Sketch was previously known as the industry standard, along with other popular softwares such as Axure, UXPin, and Framer. While there are a multitude of UI/UX design tools available for purchase, this article will analyze three applications: Figma, Adobe XD, and InVision Studio. Looking to the future, as the field continues to see innovative change, it is likely that new features such as live code will be a new application introduced in the market. Regardless, UI/UX design has become more user-friendly and intuitive than it has ever has been.
Adobe’s Photoshop Neural Filters utilize artificial intelligence to retouch images in seconds. As the name suggests, Adobe has developed an artificial neural network that can identify patterns in the images and then use that information to make the edits. But how well does it work? This review will answer that question, focusing on the Super Zoom effect.
Partially because of the pandemic, the world of art and museums is changing with the implementation of new technology and platforms. VOMA, or “Virtual Online Museum of Art,” is the first fully interactive virtual museum. This review discusses its pros and cons in the context of other recently created virtual museums.
“Virtual museum tours” was the second most common Google search in 2020. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, virtual museum tours have grown in popularity, and now many museums are wondering what role they will play post-pandemic. As an international example, this review looks at the Benaki Museum’s tour from Athens, Greece.
