I am starting to experiment with augmenting sketches with real objects.
2021-07-31
2021-07-29
Old tabloid
Flipping through an old issue of a tabloid that I stumbled upon a few nights ago transported my memory back in time and also made me realize that how transient are position, power, and fame that people tend to chase at the present moment.
2021-07-28
California summer rain dream
During the early morning on July 26 2021 I dreamed about raining outside.
I couldn’t figure out exactly how to visualize the dream until I recalled an earlier conceptual depiction of the inner yard right outside the window where I slept, and simply added the raindrops via an experimental motion brush feature of Adobe Fresco.
PS:
I thought about what the shape of the raindrops should be; streamlines for motion blur? According to this article, raindrops are spheres or buns but never teardrops.
2021-07-27
2021-07-24
AR face/body filters
When one day AR glasses become as ubiquitous as smart phones under shared platforms like Android/iOS, AR face/cloth filters could supplement or even replace our physical makeup and attire, as already happening with virtual cameras during virtual meetings that I have been experimenting with recently.
2021-07-22
Corn and cigarette
I did this quick motion experiment while working on a Fresco prototype, inspired by this source image.
Netflix gaming
Netflix is expanding into games beyond videos.
I think it would work best if they start with interactive videos, like Carmen Sandiego, to steal or not to steal with increasing range of interactivity (like in adventure games), instead of 3D gaming like first person shooters.
2021-07-20
ACM SIGGRAPH new technical publication program survey
You can find the survey by Adam Bargteil here.
I have a simpler proposal: revert to the original conference format for SIGGRAPH technical papers (i.e., before year 2002) and give authors the option to submit an extended version of their SIGGRAPH conference papers to ToG as journal papers (with the usual rule of at least 30\% more new materials, for example, most likely for additional analysis and evaluation).
We can then get rid of the current special ToG issues of SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia.
CEO pay fairness
I think if you define fairness by “fair market value”, then C.E.O.s are paid fairly. I think if you define fairness by how you think society should value people, then I think C.E.O.s are paid too much. – Dara Khosrowshahi, the C.E.O. of Uber, in an interview.
If every new hire is paid an above average market value (as likely in the senior executive job market), that will lead to an exponentially higher growth of compensation than otherwise (e.g., the minimum wage job market).