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In many games, characters are the first thing to be defined, since they drive so much of the game’s mechanics and storytelling. In the style exploration step, the team begins to solidify the art direction of their project. This involves exploration of multiple different art styles and how they
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Happy Summer Layer Creators! We hope you’ve been enjoying the sunshine, as well as the ability to create professional game assets with ease. 😅 It’s always been our goal to ensure that Layer is diverse and inclusive as a team, and accessible and open as a tool. To that
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Perhaps you’ve heard of generative AI and the ethical implications it has around art. How it’ll replace artists, how it is stealing artwork, and most importantly how it impacts industries like film and video games. At Layer, we believe that human artists and AI should work together, not
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We are thrilled to announce that Michael Sabetta has joined the Layer team as our new Director of Creative. This role is all about creating an amazing user experience on Layer, something that’s incredibly important to us. Michael will focus on onboarding, tutorial workshops, artist-focused content, and collaborating with
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Hello Creators! Another month of development and flown by and we’re excited to share our updates with you. Our focus for May was around building a better user experience on Layer, making it easier and more intuitive to create and manage assets on our platform. To this end, we’
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We’re excited to announce our newest advisor — games industry veteran Emory Irpan. Emory has been an early supporter of the Layer platform, and brings a wealth of experience as a product leader and game designer/artist. As a lifetime artist and game designer, Emory’s perspective will be invaluable
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April’s been a busy month for the Layer team! We’ve made big updates to the platform, added powerful features dedicated to compliance, and upgraded our data security. We also brought on a new strategic advisor to help guide our vision for artists. Over the coming months we’ll
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We believe in the power of compliant, responsible and friendly generative-AI, where game-changing technology is guided by human principles. This is why Layer is the first gaming focused gen-AI tool to enable BRIA’s foundational models. Game studios will be able to create copyright complaint content at scale, with proper
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The world of AI is exciting, powerful, and inspiring — but comes with some major challenges when it comes to compliance. As companies move quickly to create new AI-focused solutions, they often lose sight of data and security standards. We’ve always wanted to build not only the best tools, but
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We’re excited to announce that games industry leader Matt Omernick (MattO) has officially joined Layer AI as an advisor. Matt has been an early investor and supporter of the Layer platform, and we’re thrilled to have him join our team in a more hands-on capacity. As a lifetime
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Here at Layer, we believe in the creative and transformative benefit offered by generative AI but we also believe it should be used ethically and responsibly, in a manner that is fair and respects the rights of others (read more about our principles here). Layer’s mission is to accelerate
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What Layer Believes in — Using AI, Staying Human Here at Layer, we believe in the creative and transformative benefit offered by generative AI, and offer it to our customers and to the users of our services. Nevertheless, we also understand that generative AI should be used ethically and responsibly, in