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Two explorations of how creepy artificial life can get...
2008-04-15 11:45:00 I've just found a Flash demo that is frankly unsettling. Click that link if you dare and wait for it to load. I found myself moving the mouse more to avoid having its gaze look me in the eye. I used to laugh at people who talked about the "uncanny valley", and I am very sorry for that now. Nevertheless, it got me thinking: We have MakeHuman plus Blender on the Linux desktop, and we have a way to make Flash. So, could we do this demo using only FOSS tools? I think it may be possible with pre-rendered frames. You could have separate layers for eyes and face movement, and the rest is just head tilts. However, I think they have something more sophisticated going on, like something built into the ActionScript. Now, as if that weren't enough, here's a four-legged walking thing that will haunt your nightmares. All it needs is a head... There, that put you in the right frame of mind to do your taxes today, did it not? Update: After some webvestigating, I found the site that describe...
Two explorations of how creepy artificial life can get...
2008-04-15 11:45:00 I've just found a Flash demo that is frankly unsettling. Click that link if you dare and wait for it to load. I found myself moving the mouse more to avoid having its gaze look me in the eye. I used to laugh at people who talked about the "uncanny valley", and I am very sorry for that now. Nevertheless, it got me thinking: We have MakeHuman plus Blender on the Linux desktop, and we have a way to make Flash. So, could we do this demo using only FOSS tools? I think it may be possible with pre-rendered frames. You could have separate layers for eyes and face movement, and the rest is just head tilts. However, I think they have something more sophisticated going on, like something built into the ActionScript. Now, as if that weren't enough, here's a four-legged walking thing that will haunt your nightmares. All it needs is a head... There, that put you in the right frame of mind to do your taxes today, did it not? Update: After some webvestigating, I found the site that describe...
Patenting Life: Companies Seek to Own Biology
2008-03-18 05:00:00 Can you believe that a company filed for a patent on a living species? The J. Craig Venter Institute created the first form of synthetic or “artificial life,” a bacterium named Mycoplasma laboratorium and filed in the US to own all rights to the life-form. The bacteria could be released in the upper atmosphere, absorbing carbon ...
By: Bust A Change
Artificial Life Inc plans to bring Mobile Games to iPhone
2008-03-11 17:35:00 iPhone World: One of the internets top mobile game developers, Artificial Life, announced the upcoming release of several new and specially designed games for the iPod Touch and iPhone platforms. Some of their previous games are based on Reality Television Shows such as America’s Next Top Model and Big Brother. Several branded game titles ...
By: iPhone World
Artificial Life, Inc. Announces iPhone and iPod Touch Games
2008-03-11 06:39:00 Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, Inc. www.artificial-life.com, today announced the upcoming release of several new and specially designed games for the iPhone(r) and iPod Touch(r) platforms. The Company announced that it will release several branded game titles developed for media partners as well as the upcoming release of its own game titles of newly developed interactive ...
Artificial Life
2008-01-26 04:57:00 I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer | Science | The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie-nce/2007/oct/06/genetics.climat-echange) " I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer · Scientist has made synthetic chromosome · Breakthrough could combat global warming " ---Quote--- Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth. The announcement, which is expected within weeks and could come as early as Monday at the annual meeting of his scientific institute in San Diego, California, will herald a giant leap forward in the development of designer genomes. It is certain to provoke heated debate about the ethics of creating new species and could unlock the door to new energy sources and techniques to combat global warming. Mr Venter told the Guardian h...
Artificial Life
2008-01-26 04:57:00 I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer | Science | The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie-nce/2007/oct/06/genetics.climat-echange) " I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer · Scientist has made synthetic chromosome · Breakthrough could combat global warming " ---Quote--- Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth. The announcement, which is expected within weeks and could come as early as Monday at the annual meeting of his scientific institute in San Diego, California, will herald a giant leap forward in the development of designer genomes. It is certain to provoke heated debate about the ethics of creating new species and could unlock the door to new energy sources and techniques to combat global warming. Mr Venter told the Guardian h...
Scientist Poised to Create the First Artificial Life
2007-10-08 17:18:00 Right here in San Diego biologist Craig Ventre teeters on the verge of creating the first artificial life form on Earth. His group has created the first synthetic chromosome from lab materials, a feat in itself that is nothing short of magnificent. They’ve previously introduced the genome into dead bacteria, completely changing its makeup. Now the ...
By: Bust A Change
US Scientist To Announce 'Artificial Life' Breakthrough
2007-10-06 22:33:00 From PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news: Celebrity US scientist Craig Venter has built a synthetic chromosome usin...
I am creating artificial life, declares gene pioneer
2007-10-06 19:48:00 Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth. The announcement, which is expected within weeks and could come as early as Monday at ...
I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer
2007-10-06 16:45:00 Thanks to my good friend Davis Diosdado for this one… From The Guardian: Ed Pilkington in New York Saturday October 6 2007 Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth. The announcement, which is expected within weeks and could come as early as Monday at the annual meeting of his scientific institute in San Diego, California, will herald a giant leap forward in the development of designer genomes. It is certain to provoke heated debate about the ethics of creating new species and could unlock the door to new energy sources and techniques to combat global warming. Mr Venter told the Guardian he thought this landmark would be “a very important philosophical step in the history of our species. We are going from reading our genetic code to the ability to write it. That gi...
Scientist to announce creation of first artificial life form on earth
2007-10-06 05:54:00 The Guardian is reporting that Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth. The announcement, which is expected within weeks and could come ...
By: The Hot Joints
Artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years
2007-08-22 21:07:00 By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Mon Aug 20, 1:49 AM ET WASHINGTON - Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of "wet artificial life." "It's going to be a big deal and... Click Here
By: Strange And Cool
Scientists Around World In Race To Create Artificial Life
2007-08-21 15:52:00 From The Globe and Mail - Technology News: WASHINGTON — Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create lif...
Artificial Life on the Horizon?
2007-08-21 15:05:00 From the story at AP: Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they’re getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of “wet artificial life.” “It’s going to be a big deal and everybody’s going to know about it,” said ...
By: Choose Life!
Artificial Life Likely in 3 to 10 Years
2007-08-21 03:05:00 Thanks to my good friend Davis Diosdado for this one! From Breitbart.com: Aug 19 11:52 PM US/Eastern By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they’re getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of ...
Artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years
2007-08-20 14:47:00 Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of "wet artificial life."
Wet Artificial Life Possible In 3 Years
2007-08-20 14:22:00 Across the globe, some of the top scientists are attempting to create life from nothing, and so far there has been no success but now experts are saying wet artificial life will be possible in just 3 to 10 years. ProtoLife is one organisation trying to develop wet artificial life and their COO, Mark Bedau, said: “It’s ...
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