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Vingen figure interpretation 3
The Vingen rock carvings (Vingenfeltet) are located in Bremanger in Vestland County. It is one of the largest rock carving sites in Norway and the carvings are dated to approximately 4000-3000 BCE during the Nordic Stone Age. I have already drawn interpretations of one of the figures at Vingen that is typically thought to represent…
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The Draw-a-Person in the Rain (DAP-R) Test on ChatGPT
The Draw-a-Person (DAP) test is a psychological assessment tool developed by psychologist Florence Goodenough in the 1920s. It was initially designed to measure the intellectual ability and cognitive development of children through the analysis of their drawings. Over time, it evolved into several variations assessing different psychological aspects. One variant is the Draw-a-Person in the…
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Dating the Norwegian Petroglyphs
Over the last year, I’ve been writing numerous blog posts about the petroglyphs of Norway. In this blog post, I want to provide a brief overview of what we know about when these petroglyphs were made. Modern humans, Homo sapiens, are currently believed to have emerged around 300,000 year ago. However, we likely did not…
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Diurnalis on Youtube
I discontiuned my plans for the animated series Diurnalis a few years ago, but I never posted the animation I did for the project. Here are two short films and an animatic I made during the early stages of the project:
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Is There Anything Left For Me?
A hungry little mouse sifting through the garbage. Talking to someone (The Mouse King?) outside of the frame.
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Ausevika Figure Interpretation 2
This is my second interpretation of what one of the creatures in the rock carving figures at Ausevika might represent. You can see the first one here. The figure’s outline primarily resembles a deer, but some features don’t quite fit with that of a deer. Intriguingly, nearly all creatures at Ausevika possess bird-like feet. If…
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From Rock Art to AI Generated Art
My fascination with rock art has grown over the past few years. During the last year, I’ve also been struck by the output from AI-generated art as well. Sometimes I’m asked about why my project about interpreting ancient rock carvings is relevant today. With the rapid advancement of AI art generation, we’re witnessing a significant…
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Ausevika Figure Interpretation 1
I drew an interpretation of what the creature in one of the rock carving figures at Ausevika might represent. The petroglyph figure depicts a a four-legged creature with a large mouth and big claws. My first thought was that it might be a bear, but the ears are too long for a bear. Maybe a…
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Monkeybot – a simple chatbot template
Update: a slightly different version of the code is now on GitHub, and you can test Monkeybot here. I made a simple chatbot called Monkeybot for my website, and I’ll share the code for anyone who wants to do something similar. The Monkeybot simply replies with a string of random letters to any question from…
