digital-media

Vintage Emulator Studio brings iconic vintage synths and samplers to life — MAME-powered component-level emulation should offer exceedingly accurate sound

A friend of mine works in e-commerce and often needs to reuse or edit videos that already have text or subtitles burned into them. That got me looking into ways to remove text from video without having to edit it frame by frame. I tried a few existing tools and APIs, and eventually found Alibaba's VideoDetext. The results were good enough for the kind of videos I was testing, and running the API …

Scientific Reports, Published online: 07 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-69716-8 Steganography in procedurally generated normal maps via angular half-bin relabeling embedding

Uncanny Alley: A New Day, a live theatre production performed inside VRChat for six people at a time, took Outstanding Emerging Media Program at the Creative Arts Emmys.

A bizarre Commodore 64 peripheral, a mime, and some pretty bad ads Two years of nightmarish smiles and makeup before anyone laid hands on Mimic Systems' actual product. This newsletter does not include sponsored posts, affiliate links, or ads (except the ones we make fun of together). Analytics and tracking are disabled. And there is no paid upgrade or AI-generated content. Enjoy! “Sir, we don’t …

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing the way digital art is created and shared. It provides new opportunities for faster content creation but it also creates concerns about artists careers and creative ownership. This study examined how freelance and professional artists perceive the growing use of GenAI in the creative industry. A descriptive quantitative research design was us…

I love this kind of synergy between art and technology — another demonstration of how these two concepts really aren’t separate after all. People build up so many experiences over their lives, each moment layering on the previous one to create a uniquely complex tapestry. When we die, all of this is lost to thermal […]

This article introduces Samsung Electronics’ next-generation gaming displays and hands-on events unveiled at Gamescom 2026.

Eco Wave Power U.S. Inc., has entered into an agreement with Germany-based AI engineering GmbH to develop a physics- and data-driven digital twin platform for Eco Wave Power’s proprietary wave energy technology.The collaboration advances Eco…

Finding Frida is a 41-minute VR documentary at Venice Immersive using photorealistic 3D scans and animated artwork to explore the life of forgotten Norwegian textile artist Frida Hansen.

Two decades ago entertainment did not pander to you. You watched shows when they aired and patiently waited

This article introduces LifeSync-Games, a pervasive game design framework that reflects real-world physical and cognitive states in games.

The 33-minute immersive experience Starclash makes you the star of an animated film on Apple Vision Pro and Quest headsets.

The program has been in the making since 2019 and operates on a three year partnership with the London arts charity Glass Castle Foundation.

A low-cost imaging system using 16 wavelengths of light could help archaeologists spot hidden layers and materials before excavation removes them. Researchers from Aarhus University and Moesgaard Museum in Denmark developed the LED multispectral imaging system, or LEDMSI, to reveal differences missed by normal color images. The system uses LEDs ranging from near-ultraviolet through visible [&#823…

Artists Refik Anadol and Cao Fei are among the judges for the London-based Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship

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