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An adaptable approach assisting artists in enhancing animation.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have introduced a technique that could provide artists working on animated movies and video games greater control over their creations. The method employs mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates, enabling 2D and 3D shapes to move, stretch, and bend in space according to an artist's vision. The new…

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Reviewing MIT’s Media Coverage in 2023

In 2023, MIT had an eventful year filled with numerous achievements, advancements, and major breakthroughs. From the commencement address by YouTuber and ex-NASA engineer Mark Rober and the inauguration of President Sally Kornbluth, to Professor Moungi Bawendi’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the year marked significant milestones for the university. MIT played an influential role in a…

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A review of MIT’s media presence in 2023

In 2023, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had an eventful year, making remarkable advances in diverse areas from artificial intelligence to healthcare, climate change, and astrophysics. This included cutting-edge research such as inventing tools for earlier cancer detection and exploring the science behind spreading kindness. One of the highlights was Professor Moungi Bawendi winning the…

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The language network of the brain is put under more strain when dealing with intricate and unfamiliar phrases.

A new study by neuroscientists at MIT has uncovered what kind of sentences are most likely to stimulate the brain's main language processing centers. Utilizing an artificial language network, the researchers discovered that sentences with unusual grammar or unexpected meanings produce stronger responses in these areas; while straightforward sentences or nonsensical word sequences hardly engage…

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The brain’s language network is strained more when dealing with intricate and unfamiliar sentences.

MIT neuroscientists, using an artificial language network, have learned that more complex sentences, due to either odd grammar or unexpected meanings, trigger stronger responses in the brain's key language processing centers. On the other hand, plain sentences barely stimulate these regions, and nonsense word sequences have little effect on them. Evelina Fedorenko, an Associate Professor…

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An adaptable approach to assist animators in enhancing their artistry.

Researchers from MIT have developed a technique that provides animation artists greater flexibility and control over their characters. Their approach generates mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates which define how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and move. This change allows artists to choose functions that best suit their vision for their characters, offering…

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A versatile approach to assist creatives in enhancing animation.

MIT researchers have introduced a new technique giving animation artists more control over their 2D and 3D characters. The method uses mathematical functions, known as barycentric coordinates, which determine how shapes can move, bend, and stretch in space. This allows artists to shape the movements of an animated character according to their vision. Traditionally, artists have…

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Reviewing MIT’s media presence in 2023

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The language network in the brain has to exert more effort when dealing with complicated and unfamiliar sentences.

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have conducted a study which demonstrates that sentences with complex grammar or unexpected meaning tend to stimulate the brain's key language processing centers significantly more than straightforward or nonsensical sentences. The study was led by Evelina Fedorenko, an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, and Greta Tuckute, a…

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A versatile approach designed to assist artists in enhancing animation.

A novel technique unveiled by researchers at MIT could provide artists more flexibility while animating characters in movies and video games. The approach involves producing mathematical functions called barycentric coordinates to determine how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and manoeuvre through space. Artists are thus provided with multiple options of barycentric coordinate functions…

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MIT Media Coverage: A 2023 Retrospective

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