Heh—kinda fun & interesting:
This new camera feature, dubbed “Live Stickers,” allows users to produce multiple animated stickers of themselves or friends, and place them in “live” environments before sharing them with the world through social media platforms.
Is it useful? I’m not sure, but I’d welcome your thoughts. You can grab the app for iOS and take it for a spin.
This new app looks entirely charming:
Created by the team of artists and engineers at Within, Wonderscope combines the power of augmented reality, voice recognition, and spatial story design to immerse children in engaging, educational, and powerful narratives. Wonderscope: for story explorers.
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A loving Adventure Time riff that craps on our sundowning man-child in chief? I am 💯 there for this:
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I love “She Lights The Night,” a light-painted animated short film composed from more than 1,000 photographs. Enjoy—and Happy Halloween!
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Auto-placed rigging for easy manipulation of vector graphics? Heck yeah! (I was already a big fan of Illustrator’s Puppet Warp in a pinch, and this looks highly complementary.)
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Sure, why not? Seems nice enough.
I remain kinda sad, though:
But, anyway, rock on with this.
Aww—check out today’s doodle:
The team writes,
Today’s stop-motion, animated video Doodle celebrating Mister Rogers was created in collaboration with Fred Rogers Productions, The Fred Rogers Center, and BixPix Entertainment. Set to the iconic opening song of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (“Won’t You Be My Neighbor”), the Doodle aims to be a reminder of the nurturing, caring, and whimsy that made the show feel like a “television visit” between Mister Rogers and his young viewers. Everyone was welcome in this Neighborhood
Mrs. Rogers approves:
“I’m so thrilled that Google is celebrating Fred and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood with this charming tribute.This stroll through the Neighborhood is delightful, and Fred’s gentle kindness is beautifully captured in the Doodle.”
Here’s a peek behind the scenes:
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Google has launched “Mini” stickers for iOS and Android, which use machine learning to craft personalized emoji from your photo. More precisely, the feature uses a combination of machine learning, neural networks and artist illustrations to conjure up the best representation of you, taking into account various characteristics like your skin tone, hair color and style, eye color, face shape and facial hair. Just access Mini from within Gboard and start the creation process by taking a selfie. It will then automatically create your avatar and generate packs of stickers you can use.
