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The Terrible Misfortunes of an Intergalactic Traveler The Terrible Misfortunes of an Intergalactic Traveler

As The Debate Over AI Rages, Artists Are Already Using It To Illustrate Entire Comics

Using software like Dall-E and Midjourney, artists are creating comics without lifting a pencil.

By Jamie Lang | 1 day ago

‘The Liberator’ Studio Trioscope Begins Licensing Proprietary Software Suite

Trioscope, producer of ‘The Liberator,’ announced it will be licensing its suite of software tools and practical solutions for general use.

By Keltie Duncan | 4 days ago

The Bad Guys

Render Like The Pros When Dreamworks’ Moonray Software Goes Open Source Later This Year

Soon, everyone will have access to the same rendering software used on ‘The Bad Guys’ and ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.’

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Tweety NFT

I Tawt I Taw An NFT: Tweety Is The First Looney Tunes To Become An NFT

Tweety is the first of many Looney Tunes characters who will receive the NFT treatment.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Seth Green

The Animated Star Of Seth Green’s Upcoming Show Has Been Kidnapped

Green had several NFTs stolen from his crypto wallet after falling victim to a phishing scam.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

LottieFiles

Lottiefiles Raises $37 Million Series B Funding

The company envisions its Lottie format as a replacement for GIFs.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Fortnite

Sony, Lego Investment Group Make $2B Investment In Epic Games’ Metaverse Plans

The three companies will work together to “create new social entertainment exploring the connection between digital and physical worlds.”

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

This Tape Deck is a Time Machine

Nexus And Patrick Osborne Reveal Teaser For Real-Time Animation Project ‘This Tape Deck Is A Time Machine’

The project explores “an agile and more iterative approach to linear animated filmmaking.”

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Alien to Me

Artist Management Firm The Gotham Group Launches NFT-Driven Emerging Tech Division

The firm will use this division to create entertainment projects “outside the confines of the traditional studio and network environment.”

By Amid Amidi | 6 months ago

David Levy

Ex-Disney Exec David Levy Joins Invisible Universe, The Would-Be ‘Pixar Of The Internet’

The startup works with celebrities to create animated characters that live on social media.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 months ago

NFTs

A Viral Two-Hour Youtube Essay Makes The Case Against NFTs

Youtuber Dan Olson sees the system as geared toward the interests of a select few investors — and so against artists in general.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 months ago

Moe, Simpsons

Artist Uses AI To Create Photorealistic Versions Of Disney And ‘Simpsons’ Characters

If Disney ever decides to do a live-action “Simpsons” spin-off, it may look something like this.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 7 months ago

Epic Games, Spire

Epic Games Leads $20 Million Funding Round For Spire Animation Studios

Spire will use Epic’s Unreal Engine to produce animated features and expand into the metaverse.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 7 months ago

Super Giant Robot Brothers!

Netflix And Reel FX Tease ‘Super Giant Robot Brothers!’, An Animated Series Made With Unreal Engine

“Brave” director Mark Andrews is directing the new series.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 7 months ago

Bob Chapek

Bob Chapek: The Key To Disney’s Metaverse Push Is ‘The Database’

“We’ve been collecting very deep, rich data for a long time from our parks,” says the CEO.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 7 months ago

Virtual World Simulator

Disney Patents Virtual World Simulator That Doesn’t Require Headsets, Goggles, Or Smartphones

The immersive tech could eventually allow park visitors to interact with Mickey Mouse and Elsa as images, not cast members in costume.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 7 months ago

Chase and Catch

Epic Has Awarded Grants To Almost 400 Projects This Year

The $100M fund promotes use of Unreal Engine, which is increasingly core to animation production and the development of the metaverse.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 8 months ago

Meta animated drawings

Meta Has Created A New Tool To Animate Your Child’s Drawings Using AI

A new online tool can automatically detect, rig, and animate semi-abstract drawings of people.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 8 months ago

Robotos

Time Studios Is Developing An Animated Kids’ Series Based On An NFT Project

Time, famous for its magazine, has launched a new new kids and family division.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 9 months ago

Along the Rails

Nobody Paid For Lucas Zanotto’s Personal Animation Work – Until NFTs Came Along

Lucas Zanotto reveals that he has earned six figures in the past year by selling non-fungible tokens of his animated loops.

By Amid Amidi | 9 months ago

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