Bernhard Schmitt
@patchcritics.bsky.social
Assoc.Prof. NTUSingapore ◽️Experimental Animation & Human-Robot-Interaction ◻️Accidental Academic ▫️Ex-Disney/Aardman
Curious how much AI the Arts can stomach
Curious how much AI the Arts can stomach
Time again for this meme
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Time again for this meme
In Japan you can still smoke while eating dolphin.
😳
😳
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
In Japan you can still smoke while eating dolphin.
😳
😳
Helme Heine (1941–2025). 😢
Amazing illustrator and author.
Amazing illustrator and author.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Helme Heine (1941–2025). 😢
Amazing illustrator and author.
Amazing illustrator and author.
MITpress ragebaiting on Instagram 😅
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
MITpress ragebaiting on Instagram 😅
Playing around with Fibonacci based procedural stop-motion animation and AI-generated code-to-Blender-to-3D-print pipelines.
Still a bit messy, but promising.
Still a bit messy, but promising.
October 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Playing around with Fibonacci based procedural stop-motion animation and AI-generated code-to-Blender-to-3D-print pipelines.
Still a bit messy, but promising.
Still a bit messy, but promising.
After walking into the workshop over the weekend, I now know:
A) Why my students don’t get any assignments done in time.
B) Where all the materials are disappearing to.
They’re preparing for Comic-Con.
A+
#Halo
A) Why my students don’t get any assignments done in time.
B) Where all the materials are disappearing to.
They’re preparing for Comic-Con.
A+
#Halo
October 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
After walking into the workshop over the weekend, I now know:
A) Why my students don’t get any assignments done in time.
B) Where all the materials are disappearing to.
They’re preparing for Comic-Con.
A+
#Halo
A) Why my students don’t get any assignments done in time.
B) Where all the materials are disappearing to.
They’re preparing for Comic-Con.
A+
#Halo
Still not sure how this would work, but we're ready.
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Still not sure how this would work, but we're ready.
Late-stage Surveillance Capitalism
September 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Late-stage Surveillance Capitalism
There’s a slight chance he’s wearing a costume from the “Urban Camouflage” series, designed by Adelle Lutz for David Byrne’s True Stories (1985)
But I doubt it.
But I doubt it.
September 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There’s a slight chance he’s wearing a costume from the “Urban Camouflage” series, designed by Adelle Lutz for David Byrne’s True Stories (1985)
But I doubt it.
But I doubt it.
Jesus!
I'm too European for this.
I'm too European for this.
September 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Jesus!
I'm too European for this.
I'm too European for this.
Also: Where's his Chinese friend?
August 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Also: Where's his Chinese friend?
The new Netflix Asterix series isn’t as bad as I feared
The writing is actually quite clever, though it sometimes feels like they shuffled through ALL the comics, picked the best panels, and built a story from them
What I really don’t get is the design: Sure, use CGI, but why make it look like 2003?
The writing is actually quite clever, though it sometimes feels like they shuffled through ALL the comics, picked the best panels, and built a story from them
What I really don’t get is the design: Sure, use CGI, but why make it look like 2003?
August 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The new Netflix Asterix series isn’t as bad as I feared
The writing is actually quite clever, though it sometimes feels like they shuffled through ALL the comics, picked the best panels, and built a story from them
What I really don’t get is the design: Sure, use CGI, but why make it look like 2003?
The writing is actually quite clever, though it sometimes feels like they shuffled through ALL the comics, picked the best panels, and built a story from them
What I really don’t get is the design: Sure, use CGI, but why make it look like 2003?
Was hat die Bundesbank eigentlich mit den ganzen 5-Mark-Münzen vor 25 Jahren gemacht? Ich hätte da eine Idee.
August 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Was hat die Bundesbank eigentlich mit den ganzen 5-Mark-Münzen vor 25 Jahren gemacht? Ich hätte da eine Idee.
Nordkorea ist bei der Gestaltung seiner Orden weitaus fantasievoller.
August 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Nordkorea ist bei der Gestaltung seiner Orden weitaus fantasievoller.
If only it matched the style and design quality of the originals.
Also - where’s his Chinese friend?
Also - where’s his Chinese friend?
August 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If only it matched the style and design quality of the originals.
Also - where’s his Chinese friend?
Also - where’s his Chinese friend?
Cool.
But can Grok do it with dinosaurs as well?
But can Grok do it with dinosaurs as well?
August 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Cool.
But can Grok do it with dinosaurs as well?
But can Grok do it with dinosaurs as well?
When it comes to interpretation, LLMs always sound like overly eager first-year philosophy students
August 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When it comes to interpretation, LLMs always sound like overly eager first-year philosophy students
This is the mailbox for Singapore’s second-largest Buddhist monastery.
I'm not sure why, though.
I'm not sure why, though.
August 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is the mailbox for Singapore’s second-largest Buddhist monastery.
I'm not sure why, though.
I'm not sure why, though.
Himmel, Herrgott!
August 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Himmel, Herrgott!
Only in Singapore:
Four [sic!] weeks of fireworks rehearsals [yes, rehearsals] before National Day Celebrations.
Four [sic!] weeks of fireworks rehearsals [yes, rehearsals] before National Day Celebrations.
August 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Only in Singapore:
Four [sic!] weeks of fireworks rehearsals [yes, rehearsals] before National Day Celebrations.
Four [sic!] weeks of fireworks rehearsals [yes, rehearsals] before National Day Celebrations.
Verschlimmbesserung
August 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Verschlimmbesserung
Ich bin fasziniert. Und immer noch unsicher ob das nicht einfach nur das nächste Paintball level ist.
July 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Ich bin fasziniert. Und immer noch unsicher ob das nicht einfach nur das nächste Paintball level ist.
Mmmhh... Funktioniert etwa das EW zeug das auf tiktok verscherbelt wird ?
July 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Mmmhh... Funktioniert etwa das EW zeug das auf tiktok verscherbelt wird ?