How Augmented Books should be? #JingleJangle pic.twitter.com/OfzECdbsuY
— Ori Inbar (@comogard) December 14, 2021
On 12/17/2021,
in art, Augmented Reality (AR), communications, creativity, design, digital learning, digital storytelling, experimentation, graphics, reading, story, storytelling, tools, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
On 12/16/2021,
in Adobe, art, business, communities of practice, content development, aggregation, repositories, design, digital audio, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, engagement / engaging students, graphics,
by Daniel Christian
Adobe’s Creative Cloud Express brings content editing to the masses — from protocol.com by Lizzy Lawrence
It’s competing directly with Canva, a template-builder for non-professionals.
Excerpt:
Historically, Adobe’s software was made for the pros. Applications like Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro all require a paid Creative Cloud subscription and a certain level of expertise. But with Monday’s launch of Creative Cloud Express, Adobe is targeting anyone who might find graphic design useful: small businesses, students and social media influencers.
Also see:
- Introducing Adobe Creative Cloud Express — from adobe.com by Mala Sharma
Also see:
15 best new fonts, December 2021 — from webdesignerdepot.com by Suzanne Scacca
Excerpt:
Are you tired of using the same old Google fonts from website to website? You’re in luck!
In this month’s roundup of the best new fonts, we’re showcasing the latest and greatest fonts from independent type foundries and designers worldwide.
Dezeen reveals their award winners for 2021 — from dezeen.com
On 11/09/2021,
in 24x7x365 access, 3D, career development, collaboration, creativity, design, emerging technologies, engineering, game-changing environment, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, platforms, research, simulations, tools, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, web-based collaboration, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
NVIDIA OMNIVERSE: Creating and Connecting Virtual Worlds
A NEW ERA OF 3D DESIGN COLLABORATION AND SIMULATION
NVIDIA Omniverse™ is an easily extensible, open platform built for virtual collaboration and real-time physically accurate simulation. Creators, designers, researchers, and engineers can connect major design tools, assets, and projects to collaborate and iterate in a shared virtual space. Developers and software providers can also easily build and sell Extensions, Apps, Connectors, and Microservices on Omniverse’s modular platform to expand its functionality.
Also see:
- Nvidia Stock Leaps After Unveiling Metaverse Software Platform At Annual Tech Conference — from thestreet.com by Martin Baccardax
Nvidia unveiled its ‘Metaverse’ software platform late Monday as it looks to leverage its powerful AI chips into the multi trillion dollar development of the new virtual world. - Nvidia seeks to lead gold rush into the metaverse with new AI tools — from marketwatch.com by Wallace Witkowski
- Nvidia Stock Soars as GTC Conference Gets Under Way. The Metaverse Is Growing. — from barrons.com by Jack Denton
- As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its ‘Metaverse’ — from edsurge.com by Jeffrey R. Young
On 10/26/2021,
in 3D, animation, architecture, art, communications, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, design, digital learning, drama/theater, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Europe, experimentation, graphics, innovation, Microsoft, multimedia, tools, user experience (UX), vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Mental Canvas will unleash some serious creativity!
Also see:
Mental Canvas: App for drawing in 3D — from microsoft.com in Germany; Google translated the excerpt below:
When I first saw Mental Canvas in action, I was instantly impressed. Drawings are created in 3D in the app. You can even fly through your own sketches and comics. Mental Canvas offers teachers completely new possibilities to design blackboard pictures, to illustrate content and to try out creative things. The tutorials and examples immediately make you want to draw in three dimensions. Mental Canvas is currently available as a free download. In this blog article you will get to know the app.
On 10/26/2021,
in 3D, communications, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, design, digital learning, graphics,
by Daniel Christian
Top Graphic Design Trends 2022: Raising the Game — from graphicmama.com by Lyudmil Enchev
Excerpt:
The coming 2022 is just around the corner and it’s already breaking all the rules for graphic design. Everything is permitted and it’s going to be glorious. If we can summarize the Graphic Design Trends 2022 in one sentence, it’s time to raise the game because the floodgates are open, bringing a mix of the unmixable, nostalgia, movement, and open-mindedness.
On 10/12/2021,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, art, Augmented Reality (AR), Blockchain, business, career development, creativity, design, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, future, law schools, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, multimedia, music, new business models, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
The Metaverse is Taking Over the Physical World — from interestingengineering.com by Rupendra Brahambhatt; with thanks to Dan Lejerskar for this resource
The virtual world is expanding with real world avatars and digital economy.
Excerpt:
The advent of AR, blockchain, and VR devices in the last few years has sparked the development of the metaverse. Moreover, the unprecedented growth of highly advanced technologies in the gaming industry, which offer immersive gameplay experiences, not only provides us a glimpse of how the metaverse would look like but also indicates that we are closer than ever to experience a virtual world of our own.
What is the metaverse?
Source: Kelvin Han/Unsplash
A metaverse is a group of persistent, shared 3D virtual environments where you (in the form of your digital avatar) can visit places, shop for products, subscribe to services, work with your colleagues, play games, and even customize the scenes around you to meet your personal tastes and requirements, and the digital assets you own. So essentially, a metaverse is a virtual world or worlds, that would allow you to go inside the digital world — to be in rather than on the digital space.
From DSC:
Again I wonder….on the legal side of things…how will this impact what lawyers, judges, legislators, general counsels, and more need to know? Along these lines see:
- What Skills Do Lawyers Need to Excel in a New Era of Business? — from jdsupra.com
To do this well, legal department heads and the lawyers and professionals in the department will have to learn, and practice, some new skills: embracing technology, project management, change management, and adaptability.
…
The first, and likely most obvious, skill an attorney needs in a rapidly evolving business environment is a firm grasp on existing and emerging technology. There are two important categories of technology to consider—the first is legal technology and the second is broader technology trends.
On 09/03/2021,
in A/V -- audio/visual, art, Augmented Reality (AR), creativity, design, innovation, interaction design, interactivity, multimedia, music, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
#augmentedreality #xr #ar #future #piano #music #tech #engineering #design
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cc @CurieuxExplorer @tantriclens @Shi4Tech pic.twitter.com/LUkDWUfn9s— Heinz V. Hoenen (@HeinzVHoenen) August 24, 2021
On 09/03/2021,
in 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, adjunct faculty, Adobe, adult learning, analytics, animation, Apple, art, blogs / blogging / vlogging, business, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, collaboration, colleges, communications, communities of practice, community colleges, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, faculty, flipping -- inverted learning, Google, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, innovation, instructional design, interactivity, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, online learning, online media, open courseware and systems, platforms, podcasting, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, programming, reading, remote teaching and learning, RSS, social learning / networks, social media, STEAM-related, storytelling, streams of content, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, tools, training / L&D, trends, UK, United States, universities, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace, writing, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Top 300 Tools for Learning 2021 — from toptools4learning.com by Jane Hart
Excerpt:
2021 was the YEAR OF DISRUPTION! There were a substantial number of new tools nominated this year so the main list has now been extended to 300 tools to accommodate them, and each of the 3 sub-lists has been increased to 150 tools. Although the top of this year’s list is relatively stable, there is quite bit of movement of tools on the rest of the list, and the effect of the new tools has been to push other established tools down – if not off the list altogether. Further analysis of the list appears in the right-hand column of the table below.
This table shows the overall rankings as well as the rankings on the 3 sub-lists: Top 150 Tools for Personal Learning (PL150), the Top 150 Tools for Workplace Learning (WL150) and the Top 150 Tools for Education (ED150). NEW tools are shaded YELLOW, tools coming BACK on the list are shaded GREEN. The most popular context in which each tool is used is also highlighted in BLUE. Click on a tool name to find out more about it.
