diff --git a/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md b/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md index 1a25e7b616..e390e006aa 100644 --- a/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md +++ b/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ -# title: AC Native — 23-second demo narration (tuned to visuals) +# title: AC Native — full demo narration (boot → notepat → shutdown) # voice: Daniel -# rate: 170 +# rate: 175 -[0:00] Aesthetic Computer boots from a USB stick straight into art software. -[0:04] No desktop, no browser — just a personal greeting. -[0:07] The default piece is notepat, a musical instrument. -[0:11] Thirty-two voices, synthesized at 192 kilohertz through ALSA. -[0:14] Every chord tints the screen. -[0:17] What you hear is a Viennese waltz being played live. -[0:21] --silence-- +[0:00] Aesthetic Computer boots from a USB stick. +[0:03] Straight into art software - no desktop, no browser. +[0:07] notepat is the default piece. +[0:10] A polyphonic instrument at 192 kilohertz. +[0:14] Each chord tints the screen. +[0:17] A Viennese waltz, played live. +[0:22] Power off - bye. +[0:23.5] --silence-- diff --git a/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html b/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html index 1b517fb80c..bac9477c7f 100644 --- a/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html +++ b/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; - background: #0c0a08; + background: var(--box-bg); border: 1px solid var(--box-border); border-radius: 4px; overflow: hidden; @@ -201,12 +201,10 @@ object-position: center 45%; } .demo-hardware .tag { - padding: 0.5em 0.8em; + padding: 0.7em 0.9em; border-top: 1px solid var(--box-border); - font-family: 'Berkeley Mono Variable', monospace; - font-size: 0.72em; - color: var(--dim); - letter-spacing: 0.06em; + font-size: 0.88em; + color: var(--text); /* same prose color as rest of page */ line-height: 1.5; } .demo-hardware .tag b { @@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ font-size: 1.3em; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; - margin-bottom: 0.15em; + margin-bottom: 0.2em; } .demo-hardware .tag a { display: inline; @@ -275,6 +273,54 @@ font-style: italic; } + /* ── INLINE SUBMISSION IMAGES ─────────────────── */ + .submit-images { + display: grid; + grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(180px, 1fr)); + gap: 0.7em; + margin: 0.6em 0; + } + .submit-images figure { + margin: 0; + background: var(--box-bg); + border: 1px solid var(--box-border); + border-radius: 4px; + overflow: hidden; + display: flex; + flex-direction: column; + } + .submit-images figure a { + display: block; + width: 100%; + aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; + overflow: hidden; + background: #0c0a08; + } + .submit-images figure img { + display: block; + width: 100%; + height: 100%; + object-fit: contain; + background: #f6efd7; + } + .submit-images figure.dark img { background: #0c0a08; } + .submit-images figcaption { + padding: 0.5em 0.7em; + font-size: 0.82em; + line-height: 1.45; + color: var(--text); + border-top: 1px solid var(--box-border); + } + .submit-images figcaption b { + display: block; + font-family: 'Berkeley Mono Variable', monospace; + color: var(--dim); + font-size: 0.85em; + font-weight: normal; + letter-spacing: 0.04em; + margin-bottom: 0.15em; + } + /* ── APPLICATION AT A GLANCE (form mirror) ─────── */ .glance { margin: 1.4em 0 2.2em; @@ -556,7 +602,8 @@
Notification
July 2026 · Project start fall 2026
Grant
Up to $50,000 · 2-year project
Partners
Hyundai Motor · Snap Inc. · Anthropic · MIT Media Lab · NASA JPL
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Form
lacma.submittable.com · 2026 Art+Technology Lab
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Call
Unframed — 2026 A+T Lab Request for Proposals · lacma.org/art/lab/grants
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Submit
lacma.submittable.com — 2026 Art+Technology Lab Grants
Proposal
lacma-2026.pdf · repo
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  1. platform-screenshot.jpg — Aesthetic Computer running on mobile + desktop; 2,862 registered users.
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  2. kidlisp-featured.jpg — $roz by @jeffrey, a KidLisp piece with 6,000+ plays.
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  3. card-gallery.jpg — Four KidLisp pieces as printable cards ($berz, $24m, $duv, $kl1) from UCLA Social Software.
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  4. card-berz.jpg — $berz card up close; 6 lines of KidLisp.
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  5. hardware-yoga.jpg — Target hardware: Lenovo Yoga convertible running AC Native from USB.
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The five JPEGs staged for upload, inline so you can see them the way a reviewer will:

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+ + Aesthetic Computer running on mobile and desktop + +
1 · platform-screenshot.jpgAesthetic Computer on mobile + desktop. 2,862 registered users; 600+ pieces.
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+ + $roz by @jeffrey — a KidLisp piece + +
2 · kidlisp-featured.jpg$roz by @jeffrey — a KidLisp piece with 6,000+ plays.
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+ + Four KidLisp pieces as printable cards + +
3 · card-gallery.jpgFour KidLisp pieces as printable cards ($berz, $24m, $duv, $kl1).
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+ + $berz card up close + +
4 · card-berz.jpgThe $berz card, up close — 6 lines of KidLisp.
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+ + Target hardware — Lenovo Yoga running AC Native + +
5 · hardware-yoga.jpgTarget hardware: Lenovo Yoga running AC Native from USB.
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Videounder 5 min · optional · ours: 23 s
diff --git a/tools/vo-pipeline.mjs b/tools/vo-pipeline.mjs index 4ebc8538a1..da13f8c373 100755 --- a/tools/vo-pipeline.mjs +++ b/tools/vo-pipeline.mjs @@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ if (!args["caption-only"] && existsSync(voPath)) args3.push("-i", voPath); const vfChain = []; if (!args["narrate-only"]) { // Inline ASS styling (sepia-ish to match AC palette). - // FontSize is in ASS "play height" units — ~18 reads cleanly at 1280×800. - const style = args.style ?? "FontName=Helvetica Neue,FontSize=16," + + // FontSize ~12 at 1280×800 reads cleanly without dominating the frame. + const style = args.style ?? "FontName=Helvetica Neue,FontSize=12," + "PrimaryColour=&H00e4d8bc,OutlineColour=&H001c1812,BackColour=&Hc01c1812," + - "BorderStyle=3,Outline=1,Shadow=0,Alignment=2,MarginV=28"; + "BorderStyle=3,Outline=1,Shadow=0,Alignment=2,MarginV=22"; vfChain.push(`subtitles='${srtPath.replace(/'/g, "\\'")}':force_style='${style}'`); } if (vfChain.length) args3.push("-vf", vfChain.join(","));