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We Are Live in VRChat!
The BBMC has just launched our very first world in VR Chat! Odyssey in VRC is a sister sim to the Odyssey artist worlds in Second Life and NEOS VR. This world was created for us by Mr. Ree of BeeVR and features a gallery space, outdoor amphitheatre, video players, wooded trails, and a collection…
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I Have Been There
The BBMC start off the New Year with the presentation of our very first commissioned AR (Augmented Reality) artwork – “I Have Been There” by Chun Hua Catherine Dong. “I Have Been There” is a free AR app for iOS and Android devices. The app gives users the opportunity to place a three dimensional rendering…
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VR Forward
The Black Bag Media Collective is thrilled to announce our latest project — VR Forward, a series of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality based performances, installations, streams, and presentations featuring work by some of the most innovative Canadian artists, and curated by JE Solo. This project will see new installations and performances for virtual spaces,…
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Peripheral Visions – About what is out of focus
Coming on Saturday February 19th at 12 NOON SLT – the premiere of Peripheral Vision – About what is out of focus. An exhibit by Fau Ferdinand and Penumbra Carter. Join us Exhibit A on Odyssey for the opening event. The artists will be in attendance. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Odyssey/29/47/24 AI and I by Fau Ferdinand In different times I used to read,…
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Another Historic First for BBMC Artists
BBMC artists, led by JE Solo, have been working with teams of programmers to create NPCs (Non-Player Characters) inside of NEOS VR who think using a quantum computer. This week, many months of work have been paying off as JE Solo tests the quantum programming of their NPC for the first time. JE Solo has…
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Time is a book
Ongoing research from the BBMC project Quantum Computing in NEOS VR, from Liz Solo’s webpage: “I’m working with different Artificial Intelligence technologies and machine learning programs in order to 1) see what they can do; and 2) develop a virtual artist who composes work that contains some of the creative “DNA” of my own work–a…
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AI-Human Writing Collaboration
As part of the ongoing project, Quantum Computing in NEOS VR, JE (Liz) Solo is working with an Artificial Intelligence on a writing project. JE trained an Artificial Intelligence to read all of their lyrics and then instructed it to write new lyrics in the style of Liz Solo. Here are a few of the…
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Congratulations A^^>>>TAO<<<^^A !!
BBMC Members JE Solo and Mike Kean, along with BBMC Associate Dr. Peter Duchemin, are the winners of the 2021 World Telekinesis Competition. Operating as the team A^^>>>TAO<<<^^A, and collaborating remotely from Toronto and Hong Kong, they beat out sixteen other teams in four rounds of matches. About the World Telekinesis Competition: The World Telekinesis…
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Quantum Computing in NEOS VR
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact – JE Solo 437-350-7768 blackbagmediacollective@gmail.com Black Bag Media Collective Announces Quantum Computing Partnership A historic first! Canadian media-artists will be connecting the minds of AI-enhanced virtual beings with a quantum computer. VANCOUVER | TORONTO | CHICAGO | PRAGUE | VIENNA March 17, 2021 – The Black Bag Media Collective…
