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NEWS BRIEFS
Inthe19
th
century,whentheclosestthingtothemoderndaycomputer
was invented, it was deemed as one of the greatest inventions in that
period.Hadsomeone told the technicians then that computerswould
undergo a huge transformation and would have something called
‘the internet’, the technicians would not have fathomed the endless
possibilities that this ‘internet‘wouldbringwith it.
Fast forward tomodern day, technology giants are always pushing
the limits of our imaginations and just whenwe thinkwe have seen it
all, they arealreadyon thenextmissionof provingusotherwise.Well,
if you have ever wondered howyou can paint in virtual space or what
Google’sdreamswould look like, wonder nomoreasGooglehasdone
this for you!
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GOOGLE TILT BRUSH
GooglehastakenpaintingtoawholenewlevelbyintroducingtheGoogleTiltBrush.Itallowsartiststocreatelife-size3Dpaintingsinvirtualspace
andall youneed is a consoleandaHTCViveheadset. Howthisworks is, the consolewhich is your digital brushallows you toselect thedesired
colours fromyour virtual palettewith thecanvasbeingyour room. Thevirtual brushcancreatebrushstrokes similar to real lifeonesandyou’re
able to sketch and paint drawings of various colours and forms. The tools also allowyou to change the environment around you to night sky,
space andmanymore. Once you’redone creating yourmaster piece, you canwalk around your art andadmire it. Evenbetter, you can share it
withyour friendsasanimatedGIFs.
GOOGLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Googlehas created29paintings using Google artificial intelligence. Thepaintings are like a computer’s dreamthat are createdusingGoogle
computers through a process dubbed ‘inceptionism’. The paintings are developed by feeding the networks a large number of images and
over time, they are able to recognise visual patterns. At a charity event held inSanFrancisco, thepaintings usingGoogle artificial intelligence
wereauctionedwith themost expensivepaintingbeingauctionedat acost ofUS$8,000. Theprogrammewas runby 11Googleengineersand
artists.
