“Be the best version of yourself” is something we are often told. But what if the best version of yourself is digital? Digital avatars depicting both real and imaginary people are popping up everywhere, and they are completely changing life as we previously knew it. Do you remember those old fortune teller machines at amusement…
Category: Technology
Can creatives compete with AI?
For a long time, whenever people spoke about the fear of technology replacing human jobs, the only jobs that were deemed exempt from this were creative jobs. However technology, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), has been developing and improving over the years, to the point where it is now able to imitate human creativity. AI operates…
AI is resurrecting the dead
The thought of AI resurrecting the dead sounds like the beginning of a sci-fi horror movie. No one really wants to resurrect the dead. Or do we? In fiction, the ideas of cavorting with Frankenstein, zombies, and ghosts have always been popular. In reality, there have been many ways people try to commune with the…
Music in the metaverse
There is so much groundbreaking progress being made in technology, virtual concerts being one of them. But do we really want our experience of life moving forward to exist primarily in the metaverse? Although it’s talked about like a futuristic concept, the metaverse — essentially all digital and virtual environments, interactions and economies — is…
TNW2020 Conference
Having just attended my first virtual conference, I was very impressed with how everything was set up and how well it worked. The TNW2020 conference was hosted on Hopin, which provided a very sophisticated and seamless event experience. The talks were held on different “stages” as they usually would be, and attendees were easily able…
A Post-Pandemic Art Market
Every industry is affected by COVID-19, and the art world is one that has seen a dramatic change, an alteration that will determine the future of how artists and galleries engage with each other and with their audience. It can be argued that up until now, traditional brick and mortar art institutions have been slow…
Enter a World of Immersive Art
Many cultural institutions are concerned with being outdated, consequently losing visitors and interest. With such fast-paced digital entertainment at our fingertips, it could be said that many people no longer feel the thrill of going to traditional galleries or museums. As a reaction to this, museums around the world are exploring modern ways of retaining…
Inside the Modern Workplace
Businesses today are undergoing much development and are beginning to hold greater responsibility. They are expected to be more actively engaged in political, social and environmental issues and decisions. By making opinions in such matters transparent to clients, stakeholders, employees and the public, businesses attract like-minded people that they identify more closely with, thereby creating…
An Augmented Experience
As the day draws to a close one quiet evening in the heart of East Sussex, a group of nature nerds, sustainability supporters and technological trendsetters venture out on an alternative augmented reality nature trail within the beautiful grounds of the Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club. In collaboration with IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management &…
A 21st Century Transformation
According to researchers, the average time a viewer spends looking at a piece of art in a gallery is 3 seconds. For an old masterpiece that might have taken years to be painted, it is ludicrous to think that a viewer could fully absorb all its wonders in just a couple of seconds. In an…
Emily D'Silva 