Unity is taking a bold step in the push for AI-powered game creation. During a recent earnings call, CEO Matthew Bromberg announced that an upgraded Unity AI will enter beta at the Game Developers Conference in March, promising to let developers generate full casual games from a simple text prompt.
https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-game-design/unity-ai-will-let-you-build-entire-games-with-just-words
Handwriting is becoming a lost skill for many Gen Xers like me (as a former news hack. I can scrawl a shopping list in shorthand). But for Younger generations, even typing is in decline, with studies having shown a decline in touch-typing proficiency due to the shift towards touchscreen devices, voice-controlled interfaces and AI. One indie dev was concerned enough to start making a game to help his kids learn to type. It quickly took on a life of its own (and may have created a genre of its own too).
https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-game-design/explosive-new-game-aims-to-teach-the-ipad-generation-to-type
From the lab that brought you the reason behind yellow pee comes another monumental advance in digestive science: a fart-tracking sensor to be attached to your underwear. As it turns out, farts are also part of the mundane things that science has yet to fully explain—an issue this sensor purports to address.
https://gizmodo.com/how-many-times-do-you-fart-a-day-smart-underwear-says-its-way-more-than-you-think-2000719805
The software giant dropped a bombshell for animators this week when it sent out an email announcing with a month's notice that it would discontinue Adobe Animate from 1 March. Existing users were told they would lose the ability to download their content 12 months later. Today, Adobe posted a statement on its website saying: “Animate will continue to be available for both current and new customers, and we will ensure you continue to have access to your content. There is no longer a deadline or date by which Animate will no longer be available. These are changes from what we shared in our original email.
https://www.creativebloq.com/art/animation/an-artist-backlash-just-saved-adobe-animate
After dropping an absolute earworm of a jingle on TikTok, fans begged Dr P's bigwigs to turn Romeo's catchy tune into a real ad campaign. Co-produced by creative agency Deutsch, the Dr Pepper Baby ad features glossy product shots of the beverage alongside Romeo's iconic vocals (with a little more musical production than the original viral video). Tasteful, playful and oh so catchy, the ad is a perfect example of how brands can leverage virality without bordering into the realms of cringe.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/advertising/dr-peppers-new-ad-just-won-the-internet
Love it or loathe it, Canva has become a staple for creatives seeking a quick and simple design platform. Shedding the sexy yet stuffy branding of leading graphic design software like Adobe and Figma, Canva's latest tool embraces its playful, user-friendly image with its new "Chronically Online" mode.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/is-canvas-cringey-gen-z-mode-secretly-genius
The Wikipedia puzzle globe is arguably one of the most recognisable logos on the internet, but it turns out the iconic design could've looked very different. In honour of its 25th birthday, the online encyclopedia is looking back through the archives, digging up an eclectic series of logos that didn't make the cut.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/logos-icons/these-rejected-wikipedia-logos-are-a-00s-design-time-capsule