The Next Tools
DescriptionDespite foundations deep within computing, the tools used within the field remain manual, difficult, and obscure. It takes years of practice to become expert in modeling or animation, resulting in a field full of deep experts, but one surrounded by a moat so wide it has hamstrung the broader goals of computer graphics as a rich and accessible form of human communication.
Two recent works from Australian researchers point toward the advent of a new generation of tools that harness artificial intelligence in a balanced tension between expertise and creativity. 3D-GPT [ Sun et al., 2023 ] eschews the ‘diffuser’ models for a deeper and more complex tool chain, providing a rich, linguistic interface to a parametric tool. CICADA [ Ibarrola et al., 2022 ] shows how drawing - a most human form of communication - can be redesigned to provide ‘space’ for both humans and artificial intelligences to co-occupy and co-create in a manner that enhances collaboration.
Combined and generalised, these efforts define a template for a new class of creative tools that ‘handle the boring bits’ while simultaneously acting as handmaidens and amplifiers of human creativity. These ‘Next Tools’ bridge the moat between creativity and effective computer-supported communication.
Two recent works from Australian researchers point toward the advent of a new generation of tools that harness artificial intelligence in a balanced tension between expertise and creativity. 3D-GPT [ Sun et al., 2023 ] eschews the ‘diffuser’ models for a deeper and more complex tool chain, providing a rich, linguistic interface to a parametric tool. CICADA [ Ibarrola et al., 2022 ] shows how drawing - a most human form of communication - can be redesigned to provide ‘space’ for both humans and artificial intelligences to co-occupy and co-create in a manner that enhances collaboration.
Combined and generalised, these efforts define a template for a new class of creative tools that ‘handle the boring bits’ while simultaneously acting as handmaidens and amplifiers of human creativity. These ‘Next Tools’ bridge the moat between creativity and effective computer-supported communication.
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Featured Sessions
TimeThursday, 14 December 20233:00pm - 3:50pm 
LocationDarling Harbour Theatre, Level 2 (Convention Centre)
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