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When we first caught up with BandLab – a cloud-based music creation and collaboration platform – the project was in its infancy. A lot has happened since early 2013, so a catchup is long overdue.
Source: newatlas.com/bandlab-online-collaboration-daw-update/56776/
The spectacular photography of Reuben Wu blends a myriad of influences, from science fiction to 19th century romantic painting. Using a drone mounted with an LED, he literally paints the landscape with light to create eerie, otherworldly images.
Source: newatlas.com/reuben-wu-lux-noctis-drone-lighting-photography/56794/
Rocker Roy Orbison has been dead for nearly 30 years, but on Tuesday, he performed at the Wiltern for the first time in his storied career as a holographic image. Such images are becoming more common, as families of deceased celebs look for new ways to prolong and capitalize on their legacies.
Source: www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-orbison-hologram-20181006-story.html
The New Atlas crew last tried Zero Latency, the free-roaming virtual reality system, two years ago. Now the tech has improved, the game library has expanded and there are 18 different sites in nine countries. So we thought it was about time we went in for a rematch – and we were not disappointed.
The future of entertainment is here, we just don’t know what to call it
The One Piano learning system is claimed to teach tunes in minutes, but if students already had a piano at home, they’d have to stump up for another. That’s now been solved with the launch of the Piano Hi-Lite, an LED light strip that can sit at the back of any 88-key piano keyboard.
Source: newatlas.com/one-piano-hi-lite-led-learning-strip/51421/
Script supervisors, editors, CG artists and actors all had better look out: “It’s all over by 2045 â we are no longer running the show.”
We’ve seen remote-controlled cubes, balls and other gadgets that let people “telesocialize” with their pets via the internet. The latest such device, the Anthouse, takes the form of a little tank-like robot.
Digital animation is popular but complicated, requiring advanced expertise. New software may make it accessible to novices.
Source: www.futurity.org/digital-animation-software-1517392/
OpenAI, the Elon Musk-backed AI research company, has recently unleashed its latest bot on The International, a giant eSports tournament focusing on the game Dota 2. After just two weeks of independent learning, the bot could beat the world’s top players.