Ep. 41: How Artomatix Uses AI to Generate Infinite Zombie Armies
Nov 5, 2017
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Eric Risser, co-founder of Artomatix, shares insights on how their AI technology revolutionizes art creation for virtual worlds. He discusses the concept of 'zombie graphs' that showcase how machines can assist artists in developing unique zombie characters. Risser explores the evolution of texture synthesis, highlighting neural networks' role in making art creation more accessible. He envisions a future where AI democratizes creativity, allowing anyone to express their artistic side in gaming and design.
Artomatix leverages AI to automate tedious artistic tasks, empowering artists to enhance their creativity and productivity significantly.
The 'zombie graph' concept illustrates how machine creativity can help artists navigate the confidence spectrum of generated designs effectively.
Deep dives
The Role of AI in Art Creation
Artomatiks employs AI technology to address the challenges related to the high costs and long timelines of artistic creation. By automating tedious tasks, the platform allows artists to focus on higher-level creativity, much like how spreadsheets revolutionized the accounting sector. For instance, artists can use Artomatiks to automate repetitive tasks, such as texture seam removal or generating concept variants, thereby efficientlly managing their projects. This innovative approach enables artists to act as project managers for a virtual team of digital assistants, enhancing their productivity and creative output.
Understanding the Zombie Graph and Its Implications
The concept of the 'zombie graph' illustrates the relationship between new and redundant information in artistic creation. It frames the idea of machine creativity by plotting unique information against total information as new elements are introduced into a set, such as designs for zombies. By explaining this concept, Artomatiks helps artists delineate the confidence spectrum of generated designs, guiding them in their creative process. This method also allows artists to provide examples that define the parameters of creations, helping the AI generate variations that align with their vision.
Artomatiks' Services and Market Potential
Artomatiks aims to fill a significant gap in the market by offering data-driven art creation services across various industries, including entertainment, advertising, and industrial design. The platform provides both a software tool for artists and an API for developers, catering to both indie creators and large studios. Given the increasing demand for high-quality 3D content and the limitations of traditional art production methods, Artomatiks is positioned to capture a substantial portion of a multi-billion dollar market. By innovating in this space, the company is addressing the growing artistic needs of businesses without the associated high costs of traditional hiring.
Whether you're wandering through the sprawling virtual worlds of Grand Theft Auto... or just trying out a new couch in Ikea's virtual living room, virtual worlds are everywhere. But there's as problem. There just aren't enough artists to build all these virtual worlds and populate them with foes... or furniture. We spoke with Artomatix co-founder Eric Risser about how deep learning can help artists fill such burgeoning virtual worlds.
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