{"id":29662,"date":"2022-09-23T08:25:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T15:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=29662"},"modified":"2023-06-13T09:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T16:12:10","slug":"announcing-artificial-intelligence-with-tynker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/announcing-artificial-intelligence-with-tynker\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing: Artificial Intelligence with Tynker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Smart phones, smart cars, smart TVs \u2014 did you ever wonder how all this technology got so smart? The answer is AI or Artificial Intelligence. So how can young coders use Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> in their Tynker projects? We\u2019ve been working on that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tynker is excited to announce an all new block-coding class, exploring Artificial Intelligence in a fun, hands-on way. Not only that, you’ll find an all new set of AI code blocks available to everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powerful New Blocks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You’ve always been able to use live video and your computer’s webcam with Tynker’s Augmented Reality blocks (AR<\/strong>)<\/a>. But now we\u2019ve added face, hand, and body tracking to the system<\/strong>, allowing for amazing interactive projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take your webcam’s input to the next level \u2014 Tynker can now analyze live video on the fly, so you can create amazing games and interactive AI experiences. You’ll find three cool block types within the Pose Detection <\/strong>Extension. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Face <\/strong>\u2014 Create costumes and Snapchat-style filters to capture a totally unique selfie! Paint on a 3D mesh that follows your face \u2014 or make actors follow you around and react to changes! Think: A clown nose, a custom hat, or even a complete make-over.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hand <\/strong>\u2014 Create games and apps that follow your fingers! Paint with your fingertips or make an interactive “shadow puppet” that follows your hand. You can even create on-screen buttons and sliders that you can manipulate using your fingers!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Body <\/strong>\u2014 Create a dancing game or an exercise tracker. The on-screen characters will follow your every dance move. Program apps that can recognize gestures and more. <\/p>\n\n\n

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In addition to these blocks, you’ll find Object Recognition <\/strong>blocks that help classify objects \u2014 either using static photos or live video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll also find Natural Language Processing<\/strong> (NLP) blocks that allow you to create chatbots and other fancy text-processing applications easily, with block code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find Amazing Free, Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> Tutorials<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

More than that, you\u2019ll find an all-new set of AI Projects in your Dashboard (+Create Project > Artificial Intelligence<\/strong>). You’ll see simple starter “blank projects” with extensions enabled, as well as patient, step-by-step how-tos on the basics. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Sock Puppet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the hand-tracking blocks with a simple application: Turn your hand into a sock-puppet monster and create an interactive scene. Create some mayhem or save the day\u2014it’s all up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n

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OMG!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The face-tracking AI blocks allow for amazing interactive video projects. In this project, you’ll write a program where cartoony eyes follow your real-life eyes on screen. Then open your mouth for an eye-popping surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thing With a Face<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the object recognition blocks. Make something in your world “come alive” by adding your own doodles \u2014 add an animated face that follows an object of your choice, in real time. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Snow Angel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to use the body-tracking blocks. Make a snow angel by moving your hands up and down. Combine AI with the Pen Blocks to create interactive drawing apps!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Join Tynker’s Live Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> Classes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Want to see everything that’s possible? Sign up for live, one-on-one private tutoring<\/a> <\/strong>with one of our amazing Tynker teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Check out this amazing class<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n