The clip that I viewed was about a robot developed by Heather Knight that was able to tell jokes to a live audience and log it's feedback. Acting in a method similar to Netflix, the robot is supposedly able to gauge laughter, clapping, boos, and good/bad colors to it's jokes and then adapt to it. This means that, given the audience, the robot is able to switch genres of jokes in order to please a wide variety of people and demographics. Personally, I find this quite fascinating, but a bit unnecessary. It may be a cool toy to have around a gathering but, in terms of professional stand-up, what really brings the comedy to life is the personality of the comedian and there on stage movements. Although I do not think the tech is put to best use in comedy, the gauging function and reaction to real people could be used for something far more useful.
Pen Tool: The pen tool is a fantastic tool to use as the base outline/frame work of your illustrations. For those looking for a crisper line or are not as steady with a mouse/pen tablet, the pen tool allows anyone to make smooth curves and straight lines with simple clicks. All one has to do is click in two different spots to create an anchor and a line is created. To change the shape, one simply holds the click down and stretches it to their desired shape, adding more lines if trying to create a full shape. Within the pen tool, there is a add anchor, delete anchor, and convert anchor tool. The add and delete tools are self explanatory, allowing the user to add or take away points of interactivity for the line. The convert tool is the tool that allows the interactivity, allowing the user to click onto an already laid out anchor and adjust the shape of it.
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