AR in VR – a talk about using Artivive’s Augmented Reality app in Second Life

Following an invitation to exhibit at Xaraz gallery in Second Life (SL), I was invited to speak at another, the Grove Country Club, about my work, with an emphasis on the application of augmented reality (AR). Artivive relies on static … Continue reading AR in VR – a talk about using Artivive’s Augmented Reality app in Second Life

Another of those ‘happy accidents’!

I’ve always cropped and tidied up my AR targets but this time I’d given away as a gift the actual painting and only had a photo with some paper surround to work with. So I cropped it and uploaded it to iCloud but, mysteriously, MotionLeap couldn’t access it. The upshot is that the AR includes the surround and guess what – the AR moves into that area giving an impression of 3D! SCH 2024 Continue reading Another of those ‘happy accidents’!

Slipstream work

At but not necessarily of 3.2. In a khaki trunk under my bed is a collection of dolls my grandparents brought back from holidays in various parts of Europe. They’re all in national dress and a little faded from being on a shelf somewhere in the house as I was growing up. Yesterday, I took one out and made a pencil drawing on a re-primed canvas. At this point, I have the shape and some patterns but I’m so inexperienced with human-like figures that I also need a story before I can ‘bring her to life’ without invoking Chucky. I … Continue reading Slipstream work