I find myself really gravitating towards anything that shows an original perspective, even when it’s not as polished or functional. And those portfolios are few and far between! But when I see them it feels like a small miracle. I wonder how those people end up bypassing the traps the others seem to be falling into.
Been reviewing 3D art portfolios for a position I’m hiring, and it’s interesting to see how many people have more or less the same polished, nice looking variety of work samples that are completely unremarkable and forgettable. Like art schools and YouTube tutorials are churning out 1 kind of decent-but-boring arti
Kind of a more specialized crossword puzzle? Instead of using creative verbal skills, you’re challenged in a couple different “languages.” Also makes me think of geocaching, without the geolocation part. Little hidden treasures you have to do a little work to discover.
I think it’s probably a kin to people who buy lottery tickets. (I do, from time to time.)
The ability to realize ideas into visuals is a highly valuable skill and has been sought after for as long as humans have been communicating with one another. AI is making that accessible to anyone who wants it. I think the question is: what significant problem is web3 solving for the average person?
I don’t think the average user/consumer is interested in investment or speculation. Everyone wants more wealth, sure, but I wouldn’t expect normal people to go out of their way to parse out all this tech speak and start making risky moves with their cash. Too complicated and out of character with societal norms.
Like, for a month I did a lot of color studies based on reference, and another month I worked more on layouts and composition, etc… I recommend getting a subscription to ShotDeck, which has an incredible searchable database of cinematic screenshots, and that’s what I would use as reference material.
Having it be my full-time job helps a lot tbh, cause I have to engage with aesthetics on a regular basis. But beyond that, I’m a big fan of doing “studies” where I try to replicate a piece I like, from scratch. Makes me look at images much more analytically. I used to do month-long spurts of studies.
Taste is a lot about what you‘be been exposed to. In my experience, the best thing to do is engage with examples of what you want, frequently and habitually. Your brain will subconsciously absorb what you need and you’ll start to see it materialize in your work without needing to try so hard.
You probably have to find a specialized photographer to take this on. For as far as I’ve been painting (it’s what my degree is) I’ve had to create very specific lighting scenarios to photograph the work. It’s the only way I’ve ever known to do it.
The recognition that chaos is an ever present force, makes it really hard to trust that societies can be expected to function properly. I never know if I’m safer putting myself closer to societal hubs, or further away.
Something I find funny about the anti-“woke” people, is they’re basically admitting to wanting to stay asleep. They should be called “drowsies.” Just too tired to acknowledge abusive power structures.
I think the camera has broken something in us. We’re not supposed to know what we look like in such detail. I can handle seeing myself from 1 angle in the mirror, and building some self esteem from that. But not more, please no. I want just, first person player hands and my imagination. Would legit be more groundin
It’s a task management app, loosely designed around GTD (“Getting Things Done”) methodology. I keep track of everything that I don’t want to actively remember, but need in order to function, on there.
Hmm, yeah. So when you say alibi.. maybe a user could be in control of certain logs of their own activity that they are able to yield limited access to?
Passport control comes to mind, as an irl analogue (i.e. “No fly” lists and whatever procedures support that system). I wonder if finger printing (Touch ID) and facial recognition could come to be used to the same effect? But I think even passport control has issues with identity confusion. It’s not error proof.
This book is super short and full of insight. At the very least it has helped me understand my blockages better. Highly recommend! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187633.Art_and_Fear
Maybe following counts could be made private? Or could be represented in a way that’s more qualitative than quantitative, like: folks can chose which accounts they “visibly” follow, or showcase the ones they consider their favorites, or organize the accounts into groups and not all groups are publicly visible.
It’s still in early development, and under heavy NDA. But someday, hopefully sooooon~
I have yet to see content NFTs as anything other than an unhealthy attachment to capitalism. Like, now we get to obsess over buying and selling and who has what in the digital world, where we were finally free of all that.
It’s not cause we’re lazy, hah PC and console games have established that gaming is something you do while sitting pretty still. So VR gaming feels weird when it’s not. At least our game does.
I can think of a few reasons that make this a hard equilibrium to shoot for. - Not everyone has the same capacity for social input (I have 3 close friends, my partner has a dozen) - Some people will attract more attention (politicians, celebrities, etc…) - Lurkers can be really great-but-quiet people
Gut reaction is that a system like this would be used to keep people in check. Ranked signatures. No room for subversion. Costs associated with speech. Restricting people to a single policeable identity. Results along those lines, no?