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In Conversation with JE Solo – Meta Creation in NEOS VR
Ideatron interviews artist JE Solo about their latest installation, under world – developed through the BBMC’s Meta Creation in NEOS VR project. JE discusses their artificially intelligent NPC whales; working as a creator in NEOS VR; and how working in VR influences their work as an author of science fiction, (and vice versa). Meta Creation…
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under world
These videos document JE Solo’s under world installation, and feature Artificially Intelligent Non Player Characters – twin whales. These underwater creatures compose their own unique songs in real time based on their interpretations of an original composition by the artist. This project is part of the BBMC’s Meta Creation in NEOS VR project. Meta…
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Meta-Creation Exhibition
After many months of research and development the BBMC are ready to premiere results from our Meta Creation in NEOS VR project. JE Solo has built an underwater environment to house their creation – a set of twin NPC (Non-Player Character) Whales that plays AI generated audio as they interact with users. JE’s exhibit opens…
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Odyssey 2021
Odyssey artists have been working hard during 2020, and our sims continue to provide essential work and presentation space to independent artists around the world. Artists are turning to virtual spaces during these times and Odyssey has seen an increased demand for access. During November and December we have undertaken a big restructuring project and…
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under world experiment
During experiments for the Metacreation in NEOS VR project, JE Solo created a composition themed on the idea of sorrow and then asked an Artificial Intelligence to explore the song and create a new composition using only whale song. This was the result: Mournful Whales Then, JE created a composition themed on extinction and asked an Artificial…
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From the Vault: 2004
Today we release a selection of songs from the Rock Can Roll Records Vault, 2004 (RCRR was a division of the Independent Artists Cooperative/BBMC). Twelve tracks are now available on the Collections section of our Bandcamp pages. Featuring: Lizband – Man Who Can Go (I Need A) Coast Guard – Summer Birthday Jody Richardson –…
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Meta Creation in NEOS VR
Meta Creation in NEOS VR is the latest project from the BBMC. BBMC artists are experimenting with the capabilities of NPCs (Non-Player Characters) in the social VR world of NEOS. The artists are creating NPCs that have the ability to create in their own right – essentially becoming autonomous virtual artists. JE Solo has been…
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JE Solo talks VR with CBC
In the following interview excerpt, JE Solo speaks with the CBC’s Heather Barrett about Virtual Reality, and the BBMC’s latest project – Meta Creation in NEOS VR. JE (Liz) Solo and Jeremy O. Turner have been working for months in the NEOS VR platform to develop NPCs (Non-Player Characters) that have the ability to create…
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Nanome VR
This week BBMC members entered cyberspace on Oculus Quest to have a private meeting with Steve McCloskey. McCloskey is the CEO of: Nanome VR, the Matryx blockchain innovation attribution system, and Calcflow. Steve gave a detailed tutorial of Nanome VR’s professional and academic capabilities. Nanome VR’s Matryx blockchain allows you to collaborate on molecular design…
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Social VR World Breakdown
(Reposted from Odyssey’s feed) The BBMC and Odyssey-based artists have been examining new 3D social VR spaces and assessing their potential as sites for performance and presentation. Exploring these new 3D worlds is part of a year-long project called VR Forward. There are 2D VR based artists who have found ways to seamlessly translate their…
