I write to understand. I draw it to visualize and internalize. Below are some of my select essays 2020 – present.
Artificial Intelligence: A Primer for graphics artists and educators, 2023
A summation of my presentation given at Savannah College of Art and Design in the Spring of 2023.
To Teach or Not to Teach Artificial Intelligence, 2022 (via Mirror.xyz)
Can we open the debate in a way that best helps the students, and limits the potential for academic dishonesty?
Protecting Artists from Centralized AI, 2022 (via Mirror.xyz)
If we are to defend our creative data from being sucked into large centralized AI models, we may need a new ethos of behavior.
Discovering Disco Diffusion and Prompt Design
Documenting my first couple of days with DiscoDiffusion (July 2022).
Gamifying Reputation, 2022(via Mirror.xyz)
We’ve spent a decade gamifying engagement in education, work and health. Empty points are short-term dopamine hit.
Maybe we should gamify our reputations.
Interoperable Storytelling, 2022 (via Mirror.xyz)
The more modular our content becomes, the greater the potential for infinite, hyper-personal, storytelling.
That’s if the system allows it.
Royalties, Attribution and the Blockchain, 2021 – 2022 (via Mirror.xyz)
Digital Artists are rarely rewarded with intellectual property ownership. The blockchain may provide an alternative.
AI University, 2022
The three components of a persistent, credentialed, global education network.
Which Game Engine Should I Use?, 2020
By far, this is the most asked question I get. Here are my thoughts of the current engine world.
The Five Rules of Ghengis Kahn, 2021
A review and summation of a book about the greatest military strategist to ever live.
Seven Strategic Tactics for Teaching Online, 2021
An aggregation of findings after spending a year on zoom teaching college level computer graphics.
The Bar Bot’s Happy Hour
I write a weekly newsletter for my collaboration on the Bar Bots. It’s usually much lighter and fluffier than the rest of the stuff I write, but if you squint, you can still see the fascination with AI.
Nytrogen: Networks and Animated Production (2017 – 2018)
A short lived substack newsletter from 2017 about artist focused networks, ai, blockchains and production.
The Democratization of Animated Production
My hypothesis of how production will be distributed in open networks.
Design patterns for character animation are becoming much more complex.
Real Time animation production should start with a change in mindset.
Machine Learning and Animation
As the tools become more accessible, neural networks may soon be driving the performance of characters.
Discovering Machine Learning Art Production with RunwayML
Thoughts about learning machine learning in Derek Shultz’ “Machine Learning for Imagemakers” class.
Blockchains and Animated Production
Some thoughts about understanding the value of blockchains in production.
The Ants go Marching Open Source
Coming to a realization that great ideas can’t be kept under lock and key.
Yang Gang – Putting Andrew Yangs Essence into AI
Information relating to the development of my YangGAN project.
Artists Painting with Artificial Intelligence
NVidia’s Segmentation map painting might lead to some interesting artistic work.