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NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN UNSCRIPTED
We’ve written several times about these issues (see, for example, Friday’s Espresso 17th Feb, 17th Mar, 21st July…). How AI (and other technologies) will manifest in terms of mainstream TV production and creation remains to be seen; probably it won’t change the entire Tv landscape, because human beings always need the “warm” and cosy shows with a “human touch”. But for sure a group of formats will use these new tools in a massive way to create new forms of entertainment. Two (+1) new titles confirm this trend.
The first one is fA.I.King It!, created by Insight TV, the Netherlands-based broadcaster and streamer. This format, heading to Mipcom this month, tasks professionals and audiences to distinguish which paintings, poems or songs were made using AI. Will painters, writers and professional talkers suddenly be competing with AI? Or is there something truly unique to human creativity that cannot be emulated?
Very interesting concept (and answers), but too similar to ARTificial, from Dutch TV prodco Concept Street, presented in the “Fresh TV Garden” by Virgina Mouseler at the last MipTv (see Friday’s Espresso of 28th Apr).
Insight Tv will also present The Next Crypto Gem, described as the world’s first cryptocurrency gameshow, that we already mentioned in Friday’s Espresso 10th Mar.
The third example is Date in Metaverse, created by Finnish UpToLevel Media and described as “Sexy Beasts' meets cutting-edge digital realms, all set within the opulence of a luxury hotel”.
A participant checks into an upscale hotel. In their suite, they interact with a high-tech screen, selecting an avatar for three virtual dates. Avatars range from menacing monsters and aliens to dynamic gameplay characters, but all are equipped with intricate face animations at multiple points, allowing them to convey expressions with unparalleled vivacity. After these virtual interactions, they make their choice and transition to an elegant nightclub setting. Here, they mingle with other participants, aiming to identify their chosen match from the avatars.
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