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How AI Helps Unlock the Secrets of Old Master and Modernist Paintings (Ars Technica)
Here are two ways that machine learning and artificial intelligence have been used in the world of art history and restoration.
Research and Development
Augmented and Virtual Reality
TIME’s New AR App Is a Devastating Look at the Deforestation of the Amazon
The app follows a team of journalists as they meet the indigenous people of the Amazon fighting the illegal logging and severe threats to...
Research
“Internet of Senses” To Compete With Screen-Based Experiences by 2030
The survey of 46 million early technology adopters from 15 cities around the world predicted that over the next decade, screen-based experiences will compete...
Consumption
New Report Predicts Augmented and Virtual Reality Will Be as Common as Smartphones in the Workplace
New data suggests that tech-savvy consumers inside the workplace, not corporate IT managers, hold the keys to accelerating enterprise adoption of major technologies like...
Resources
Augmented Reality Enters the Mainstream
A new report from Nielsen's SuperData examines the role of augmented reality over the past few years, and how it has gone from the...
News Articles
Video: Deepfakes — Believe at Your Own Risk (The New York Times)
“Watch — very closely — as an ambitious group of A.I. engineers and machine-learning specialists try to mimic reality with such accuracy that you...
Need to Know
Need to Know: Artificial Intelligence
AI is fueled by data, which can come in many different forms for many different uses. On its own, that data may not seem...
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Highlighting Space Exploration VR Experiences with Buzz Aldrin and NASA
"I've always been interested in the future, and virtual reality lets me bring my vision to life in a way that can inspire future...
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Scientists Use VR Simulation to Measure Human Capacity for Altruism
In the simulation, subjects are escaping a burning building, depleting their own energy and life force, when they suddenly come upon a stranger stuck...
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Netflix’s New Encoding Method Uses A.I. for Scene-Specific Compression
Netflix will soon roll out Dynamic Optimizer, a video encoding method that uses A.I. to compress video based on the specifics of a given scene....
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Short Animated Film ‘Dear Angelica’ Ushers in New Era of VR Beauty
"When I say 'Dear Angelica' may be the most beautiful VR I’ve ever seen, that's hardly hyperbole."
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BBC Earth Announces Plans to Experiment with Haptic VR
BBC Earth has announced that it will experiment with haptic VR experiences and deeper AR experiences. “We think it will be big. The platforms...
Research and Development
OSU’s Mixed Reality Lab Provides Cutting-Edge Tech to Students
Campus Technology speaks to Oklahoma State University professor Dr. Tilanka Chandrasekera about the recent expansion of OSU’s Mixed Reality Lab, which only opened in 2015....
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Google Prepares to Launch Its Daydream VR Headset
Google’s new Daydream VR headset, set to launch next month, is a next step up from their ubiquitous and accessible Cardboard. The $79 headset is...
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BBC Experiments with Holographic Content
"The new technologies on the horizon have the potential to completely change the way that audiences experience media content in the future."
Research and Development
MIT Technology Lets You Manipulate Objects in Static Videos
Interactive Dynamic Video is a technique that allows for objects within videos to be manipulated as if they were in the physical world.
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Technicolor Experience Center to Tackle VR, AR
The new facility will develop high-concept content, platforms and technology for virtual reality, augmented reality and other immersive media applications.
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MetaWorld is 10,000 Square Feet of a Serene, Campground-Themed VR Environment
"Users will be able to pitch their own tents, sow seeds and harvest, go on fishing expeditions and explore a new world together, which...
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Facebook’s Maiden Voyage of Internet-Beaming Drone Is a Success
Facebook has successfully completed the maiden flight of its drone Aquila, which is designed to beam Internet connectivity to remote parts of the globe.
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‘Ghostbusters: Dimension’ Proves VR Potential Beyond Home Entertainment
Players are equipped with a visor, haptic suit, and "proton pack" and given free reign to walk two floors of a specially designed space...
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Australian Production Company Launches Two-Year Viral Experiment
"We set out to better understand exactly how to create short-form, highly shareable, snackable content, that is capable of reaching worldwide mass audiences."
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A New Spot Explores the Wondrous Possibilities of Google’s Tilt Brush
This new spot for Google’s Tilt Brush VR app, which comes bundled with the HTC Vive headset, showcases the capabilities of the acclaimed painting...
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2016 NAB Show Preview: The Future Is Now
These are the emerging technologies that will impact our industry.