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Partners Kick Off AI 75 2024: Dallas‑Fort Worth’s ‘Most Innovative’ People in Artificial Intelligence
by David Seeley | Feb 20, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI are teaming up to launch the new AI 75 program at Capital Factory's Future of AI Salon today. The first-ever list will recognize Dallas-Fort Worth innovators in artificial intelligence.
Nominations are open through March 20.
by David Seeley |
Feb 15, 2024
Austin Copps—son of CEO and Co-Founder Dave Copps of Dallas-based Worlds, the AI platform for building the industrial metaverse—recently posted an article on Medium called "Creation Acceleration: The GPT Interface Revolution in Game Design and Beyond."
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2024
The "extended reality" market is projected to be a $10.3 billion industry in 2024. To prepare students for it, a new Virtual Production Institute will be part of the Texas A&M School of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts.
David Parrish, a visual effects veteran and director of the program in Fort Worth, said the institute positions the university as a leader in research and next-gen workforce development.
David Parrish, a visual effects veteran and director of the program in Fort Worth, said the institute positions the university as a leader in research and next-gen workforce development.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 12, 2024
The Plano-based video production company, which has outposts in New York and Chicago, says its new PE affiliate Launchpad Ventures aims to collaborate with creatives to produce "premium cinematic" footage for agencies and brands.
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L to R: Byron Sanders, Kimberly Williams, and Taylor Toynes are the subjects of three "Giving Voice" short films in a series called "Black CEOs, In Their Own Words." The latest doc, tracking the life of Toynes, will be screened this Thursday at the Texas Theater in Oak Cliff. [Photo: The Dallas Foundation]
‘Black CEOs’ Docu Short on For Oak Cliff Co-Founder To Be Screened Thursday
by David Seeley | Feb 5, 2024
Screening this Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, the third film in the documentary short film series "Black CEOs, In Their Own Words" tells the life story of For Oak Cliff Co-Founder and Executive Director Taylor Toynes.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 30, 2024
A vacant storefront across from Neiman Marcus is now the home of a 2,000-square-foot modernist mural filled with explosions of color and expressive glyphs, transforming the heart of the city, thanks to a team-up of artist Dora Reynosa, FGIII Fine Art Productions, and Downtown Dallas Inc.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 19, 2024
Don't let that name fool you—the center offers more than fitness and enrichment programs for young people in Southern Dallas. It also offers big assists—from internships to career readiness training and more. The open call this Saturday is seeking models, actors, singers and dancers ages 16 to 50, hosted by Dallas-based J3 Productions. Past participants have gone on to successful careers.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 16, 2024
The potential TV series will feature teams of two adults facing off in "supersized games"—including pinball, air hockey, alley roller, and the human claw, says North Texas-based Chuck E. Cheese and its CEC Entertainment arm.
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[Photoillustration: Courtesy Photo; Alano Design; DI Studio]
The Last Word: Rob Upchurch on His Favorite ‘Innovate Fort Worth’ Podcast Guest of 2023
by David Seeley | Dec 21, 2023
Cameron Cushman, Assistant VP of Innovation Ecosystems at HSC Fort Worth, is host of the "Innovate Fort Worth" podcast, Powered by UNT Health Science Center, the podcast shares the stories of the city’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and investors—and highlights the resources available to bring ideas to market.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 14, 2023
Near the Trinity Trails in southwest Fort Worth, an artful oasis of calm is nearing completion. The Keith House Skyspace, a commissioned installation by internationally known artist James Turrell, is a modern-day version of a traditional Quaker meeting house.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2023
The inaugural apparel collection from footwear maker Twisted X includes a wide selection of unisex products featuring the brand's logo and western design flair. "I love that consumers can now comfortably dress from head-to-toe with Twisted X," said CEO Prasad Reddy.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2023
Neiman Marcus' carbon-friendly campaign ditched extensive crew travel in exchange for a single-day shoot in Manhattan using "state-of-the-art" virtual production technology and "the world's largest high-resolution LED screens dedicated to advertising."
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Grampy Rabbit's Dinosaur Adventure at Peppa Pig Theme Park (as seen at another park location in Florida). [Photo: Merlin Entertainments]
Rides & Attractions Revealed for DFW’s Peppa Pig Theme Park
by Lance Murray | Dec 5, 2023
Aimed for preschooler fans of the British animated TV pig, the new park in North Richland Hills near Fort Worth will offer five rides, seven themed playscapes, a water play area, and other attractions. Here's an early look at what kids across DFW will be begging to visit when it opens in 2024.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 4, 2023
The Panther City is where "Japan meets the West" this weekend, in a three-day, third-annual festival celebrating the fantastical worlds of anime and manga. Some 20,000 Japanese pop culture fans are expected to see and be seen at the Tarrant County Convention Center amid a lineup of DJs, VTuber sensations, manga maestros, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 29, 2023
Lamarsaude says there are "60-plus" artists, galleries, and creative businesses in East and Old East Dallas. Now she's working to band them together to form an attraction all their own called the East Dallas Arts District.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 16, 2023
From noon to 8 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 18, Dallas' Deep Ellum is continuing its 150th birthday celebration with the Deep Ellum Music Festival. Free and open to the public, the festival will benefit Foundation 45, a local mental health nonprofit born in Deep Ellum and serving musicians, artists, and the entire community with free group therapy.
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