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David Romano
2005 Apr 10 (Sun)
while waiting for something to happen today, i decided to browse some feeds of sites i subscribe to. my first (and last) stop was lemonodor - a mostly lisp weblog. the first post was cited Jim Thompson about WordsEye, software that will be presented at LispNYC tomorrow:
WordsEye allows untrained users to spontaneously and interactively create 3D scenes by simply describing them. By using natural language, ordinary users can quickly create 3D scenes without having to learn special software, acquire artistic skills, or even touch a desktop window-oriented interface. Creating graphics with natural language gives a new sense of power to words and suggests applications in education and creative play as well as the creation of visual art itself. WordsEye relies on a large database of 3D models and images to depict objects and surface textures. WordsEye is written in Common Lisp and runs on Linux.click here for a preview. how cool is that?! of course it won't be perfect and it may restrict the imagination of some people, but at the same time it seems wonderful to allow people to just "speak" and allow things to be drawn. on the surface, it sorta brings to my mind the whole God speaks and it is done of Genesis 1, but they are different in other regards (e.g., real vs. virtual). oh, the power of the word! :)
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