‘An Eye-Opener’: Virtual Reality Shows Residents What Climate Change Could Do
Juliano Calil prepares to launch his drone over Long Beach, Calif., for a virtual reality program he's creating to simulate the effects of sea level rise on the area.
Climate researcher Juliano Calil helps a resident of Turner Station use the virtual reality program he created to show the expected impacts of sea level rise there.
See the full, lengthy article here: https://www.kosu.org/post/using-virtual-reality-communicate-immediacy-climate-change
Introducing New Yorker Cartoons in Augmented Reality
Ever been curious what your laptop really thinks about your browsing history? “Animate Objects” is an augmented-reality feature that allows you to discover the secret thoughts of everyday items, as drawn by the New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck. While this is not The New Yorker’s first foray into A.R., it is the first time we are using A.R. to present our cartoons. Finck’s signature style and inimitable wit are embedded throughout the experience—from the handwritten interface to the imagined personalities of the objects around you. Download the latest version of the New Yorker Today app to access the feature now.
Go to the “Cartoons” tab and tap “Play” to enter the A.R. experience.
Turn up the volume on your device.
See the full story here: https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/cartoon-desk/introducing-new-yorker-cartoons-in-augmented-reality
AI expert Stuart Russell to join TC’s Robotics+AI 2020 at UC Berkeley
Computer scientist Stuart Russell, one of the world’s top experts on AI and author of the recently published “Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control,” will join us at TC Sessions: Robotics & AI (March 3 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall) ), to discuss how researchers and founders today will determine AI's ultimate impact.
At a time when the debate about AI seems to be polarized between the alarmists predicting the imminent “singularity” and those pooh-poohing the advent of human-level AI, Dr. Russell, a professor of computer science at UC Berkeley, cuts through the debate to argue that we still have time to ensure that the doomsayers are proven wrong. As Dr. Russell argues in “Human Compatible,” the key is to ensure that AI designs “will necessarily defer to humans: they will ask permission, they will accept correction, and they will allow themselves to be switched off.”
See the full story here: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ai-expert-stuart-russell-join-220315784.html
Moscow-area cows enjoy summer year-round with new virtual reality glasses
A dairy farm near Moscow has begun testing virtual reality glasses designed specially for cows. Agriculture officials are betting that the futuristically decked-out bovines will experience heightened moods, which will raise milk yields in turn. Each set of glasses is designed with the cows’ physiology and visual system in mind, enabling the animals to enjoy views of summer fields year-round.
In their first round of testing, the VR headsets decreased the Moscow-area herd’s anxiety and increased its average mood as expected. A group of veterinarians participated in the design and testing process for the new devices.
See the full story here: https://meduza.io/en/shapito/2019/11/26/moscow-area-cows-enjoy-summer-year-round-with-new-virtual-reality-glasses
Musical Artificial Intelligence Market Remarkable Growth Opportunities with Rising Adoption with Top Key Players- Amper, Spotify, musical.ai, Zya, Cheetah Ads, Listen!, Humtap, Mogees Ltd
artificial intelligence and music (AIM) has, for a long time, been a common subject in several conferences and workshops, including the International Computer Music Conference, the Computing Society Conference and the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. In fact, the first International Computer Music Conference was the ICMC 1974, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA Current research includes the application of AI in music composition, performance, theory and digital sound processing.
The Musical Artificial Intelligence Market research Report is a valuable supply of perceptive information for business strategists. This Report Consultant study provides comprehensive data which enhances the understanding, scope and application of this report.
artificial intelligence and music (AIM) has, for a long time, been a common subject in several conferences and workshops, including the International Computer Music Conference, the Computing Society Conference and the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. In fact, the first International Computer Music Conference was the ICMC 1974, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA Current research includes the application of AI in music composition, performance, theory and digital sound processing.
The Musical Artificial Intelligence Market research Report is a valuable supply of perceptive information for business strategists. This Report Consultant study provides comprehensive data which enhances the understanding, scope and application of this report.
See the full story (no data!) here: https://www.marketexpert24.com/2019/11/25/musical-artificial-intelligence-market-remarkable-growth-opportunities-with-rising-adoption-with-top-key-players-amper-spotify-musical-ai-zya-cheetah-ads-listen-humtap-mogees-ltd/
A Marina Abramović sale could break new ground for virtual-reality art
In The Life – which is estimated to fetch around $775,000 – the artist is present (very on brand). At least, her avatar is, as it floats in and out of sight around the installation. The 19-minute piece is all the result of an extensive capture process that involved Abramović’s body being shot by 32 different cameras linked with “a sophisticated algorithmic system”, according to Christie’s.
When the artwork premiered at London’s Serpentine Galleries, it gained polarising responses, to say the least. The Guardian reviewer Jonathan Jones calls it “a pointless perversion that hurts your eyes” (aw) but it can also be argued that the integration of the new technology is a natural progression for Abramović, who has long toyed with the theme of immortalisation.
“A hundred years beyond when anybody who ever knew (Marina) was alive, there will be people who will see her walk into the room and will feel that sense of connection, of human experience,” says Todd Eckert, founder of the production studio Tin Drum, which collaborated with Abramović on both the artwork and its sale.
The eventual buyer of the boundary-pushing lot will receive the recording of the piece along with “wearable spatial computing devices”. First, though, The Life will tour internationally, with details to be released in Spring 2020.
For now, you can revisit Marina Abramović speaking earlier this year about becoming an avatar and her prophecy for the next 100 years.
See the full story here: https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/46928/1/marina-abramovic-sale-the-life-new-ground-for-virtual-reality-art-christies
Virtual Reality Statistics and Usage Predictions for 2020
- 79% of respondents in the United States, of those who have had experience with augmented reality in the past 6 months, have played AR games, 59% have used AR applications for purchase purposes, and 57% have used virtual travels;
- 56% of respondents in the United States, of those who over the past 6 months had experience with augmented reality, used AR applications more than once a month. 90% of AR application users launch augmented reality through smartphones;
- VR will be used 30% by companies and their clients more in 2020 comparing to 2019.
See the full story here: https://thefutureofthings.com/13768-virtual-reality-statistics-and-usage-predictions-for-2020/
Metastage Launches AR App With First-Ever Holographic Performances By Laura Rizzotto
But where the VR consumer market is still relatively small, there are billions of smartphones that can run AR. Metastage’s app, developed in partnership with Magnopus (the company behind immersive experiences for Pixar’s Coco and Blade Runner: 2049) allows anyone to incorporate these holograms into their daily lives.
“An augmented reality app in and of itself is not groundbreaking, but the holographic performance we are premiering with Laura Rizzotto absolutely is,” Heller said. “This is a new way to experience music and your favorite performers.”
For Heller, part of launching this app is as a scout mission—a vehicle to experiment and test hypotheses. When she set out to launch the AR companion to the studio, she wanted to go big—something that showcased the strengths of the medium and simultaneously caught people’s attention to drive conversation.
“Her voice is incredible, she’s a great dancer, and her songs are incredibly catchy—she is Pop at its best,” Heller said. “When we approached her to do this with us, we wanted to launch with a full unreleased song, and we wanted to go big with it. Because she is independent, she can call her own shots, and we were lucky enough to get the ‘One More Night’ premiere as a hologram on the Metastage app.
“For the first time ever, users can tailor the artist’s performance to their own taste and comfort,” said Carolina Rizzotto, who co-produced Laura Rizzotto’s Metastage Experience. “You can take Laura and choose where she’ll perform and even change her capture size. You can make her twice her normal size...or you can even make her the size of an ant and have her perform in your own hand.”
“For the hologram experience, I was on a green screen stage surrounded by 106 cameras, which were capturing me from every possible angle. I had to keep in mind a specific radius boundary for my movements, in order to make sure my body was fully captured, as well as how my performance would look from various angles.”
“We’re about to launch a volumetric performance library of stock assets for game engine that we’re calling, simply, ‘Metastage Captures,’” Heller said. “The assets are regular people in regular clothes doing everyday actions like talking, listening, looking around, etc., on short loops.”