Author: Wyatt Haas

Blogging for this class has helped me realize many things about writing. I did not realize how rewarding it could be to write down my thoughts without any boundaries on what I can write. I loved being able to write about what’s on my mind, regardless of if people read it or not. I’ve never… Continue reading Metablog

A few weeks ago when discussing the personal narrative options, we looked at Gordon’s Rome-The Visible City, where she talked about using her Slide Master to view Rome. This led to us talking about older technology and how cool it can be. There are so many unique design elements and functionalities of old tech that… Continue reading Cool Tech

Recently, I’ve found myself playing many older video game titles, particularly around the 5th generation (PS1, N64, DreamCast) and 6th generation of gaming consoles (PS2, GameCube, Xbox). The hardest part about playing many of these older games, aside from the weird controller schemes that some games may have, is that there is a general lack… Continue reading AI Texture Upscaling

Cole, Ross. “The Problem with AI Music: Song and Cyborg Creativity in the Digital Age.” Popular Music, vol. 39, no. 2, May 2020, pp. 332–338, https://doi.org/10.1017/s0261143020000161. Annotation: Dr. Ross Cole is an author and lecturer in music at the University of Cambridge where he studies the history of popular and experimental traditions from the 19th… Continue reading Completed Bibliography

My research paper will be about the AI interpretation of spontaneity/improvisation in jazz when generating music. I provide examples as to why AI does not have a sense of spontaneity or improvisation when it generates music. I will reference my firsthand experience with improvisation and compare/contrast AI’s. I want to understand the generative shape, form,… Continue reading RP: Final Proposal

This contains spoilers for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. If you are interested in playing this game at all, I would highly recommend avoiding this blog because the story of this game is something you need to go into blindly. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty’s plot mechanic is about AI’s control… Continue reading Metal Gear Solid 2’s Prediction of the Future

Cole, Ross. “The Problem with AI Music: Song and Cyborg Creativity in the Digital Age.” Popular Music, vol. 39, no. 2, May 2020, pp. 332–338, https://doi.org/10.1017/s0261143020000161. Mycka, Jan, and Jacek Mańdziuk. “Artificial Intelligence in Music: Recent Trends and Challenges.” Neural Computing and Applications, 16 Nov. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-024-10555-x. Annotation: Author Jan Mycka, a reasearcher based in… Continue reading Working Bibliography

If you’ve been on social media long enough, you might have come across several AI-generated posts, especially if you use X. Many of these posts can be so obviously AI to our eyes, but not to the eyes of our older generations. It seems as if every AI post I see, there are several people… Continue reading Older Generations vs. AI.

This past week, I took on a very difficult project, one of the most intensive I have done in terms of the amount of information I needed to learn before going into it. Hacking Microsoft’s Xbox360 is no easy task. It requires incredibly precise soldering skills, a lot of patience, and a lot of time,… Continue reading Microsoft’s AI “Future” of Video Games, and why they Frustratingly Can’t Ever Understand the Audience of Gamers.