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.
In the arts sector, many have attempted to make art history accessible to the uninitiated viewer. This is no less prevalent in the realm of apps. Smart Art – Art History Escape is another recent bid to promote interest in art history with educational materials through the lenses of stories and pictures.
Colin Post is an Assistant Professor in Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. With a deep interest in technology, such as virtual reality and creative programming languages, Post has conducted research on historical perspectives on these technologies as well as on relevant preservation issues at the intersection of cultural production, art history, and information science. In this interview, Post makes great suggestions specifically related to digital preservation for developers in addition to sharing about apps that he uses in his daily life. He also introduces an interesting app called First Look: Artists' VR to arts managers. Following the interview, a product review shows how to navigate this application and evaluates its pros and cons for anyone interested in the VR artworks on this platform.
When considering how technology can improve and increase audience engagement with art, many immediately think of technology can be applied in house to create a more participatory experience. Yet, audience engagement can continue even when the audience is not in the museum. How can an arts organization engage with visitors even when they are not physically in the institution?
Adobe Creative Cloud’s Photoshop Sketch is a mobile and tablet app that allows users to create expressive, digital drawings on the go. Artworks are created through the use of “natural” tools, such as pens, pencils, markers, and watercolor brushes, which are designed to interact naturally with the digital canvas to mirror the texture and blending effects rendered when working on paper.
4th Wall is a recently released app based artistic experience by Nancy Baker Cahill which utilizes augmented reality technology to bring art out of the museum and into public and private spaces.
Be Here Stories is an app that utilizes a mobile device’s geolocation and microphone tools to allow users to record stories about their favorite arts and culture sites.
