| Manu | Date: Thursday, 28-January-2021, 10:04 AM | Message # 1 |
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| Google has made its virtual-reality painting tool open source, handing it over to community creators instead of shutting it down.
The Tilt Brush app allows users wearing for VR headsets to "paint" sculptures in three-dimensional space.
After the app's 2016 launch, a community of artists sprang up around its unique feature set.
Google has now announced it is discontinuing work on the app - but making the code publicly available.
Google is effectively letting anyone with the knowledge make their own version of the app - a rare move for the company.
There are online catalogues of the "Google graveyard" of projects it has shut down.
And there has been an outpouring of relief from artists and enthusiasts who have created works for the platform.
Read more/full article/source - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55826249
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