investments

  • Disney to invest $1.5B in Epic Games

    by paradoxig

    The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games will collaborate on an all-new games and entertainment universe that will further expand the reach of Disney stories and experiences. Disney will also invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside the multiyear project. In addition to being a …

  • Sony has established “Sony Innovation Fund: Africa” as an initiative to support the growth of the entertainment businesses in Africa. Since 2016, Sony has been participating in the ecosystem of new business creation around the world and has contributed to supporting the business growth of start-up companies through its “Sony …

  • AI and Culture: Gains and Losses

    by paradoxig

    Like every industry, Culture and Arts are changed by Technology, and it seems that each year, a new Boom/Hype/Craze emerges in a rapidly changing creative landscape… the pandemic has hit the entire society, the creative sector started to have serious discussions related to the need of digitalization, VR, AR and …

  • Between Art and AI

    by paradoxig

    NFTs, AI, XR, Blockchain, web3, Metaverse. It seems that the art space is constantly overwhelmed with novelties, and it is transforming constantly. So, we decided to talk about all these transformations with Elizabeth Strickler who is an art collector, but also a Director of Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the …

  • The Price of Immortality

    by paradoxig

    Since ancient ages, humans had the Dream: to become Immortal! We live in times, when a new generation tries to make the attempt to make humans immortal. But, what is the price of immortality? First trials made by humans was to find some sort of “magic pill” – be it …

  • Maud Clavier. VR et Son Double Mixity of….

    by paradoxig

    Film Director. Virtual Scenographer. Entrepreneur. Festival Organiser. Project Manager. Inclusion Advocate. Freelancer. Chief Operations Officer at VRrOOm. President of the National Council of XR (CNXR) from France.We are talking about Maud Clavier, and TechvangArt had a short discussion about how she navigated and discovered opportunities in the VR worlds, challenges …

  • XR-as-a-Cause/XR-as-a-Service…

    by paradoxig

    How is it to be an early XR-adopter, how the fast evolving technology changes your practice and your business model? What are the challenges and how can you move ahead? We wanted to find out from the Austrian XR-startup, vrisch . The startup was founded by digital artist Gabriella Chihan …

  • Kaedim: AI Tool Turns 2D-to-3D

    by paradoxig

    Can you imagine saying goodbye to hours and hours of modeling for your 3D assets? Well, imagine no more! Because there is a new tool on the market that can generate 3D assets from your 2D drawings, artworks, and concept art. Definitely, it is a game changer as more and …