A collaborative team based in California was investigating how AR affects learning in museums, but soon realised there weren’t any accurate Ice Age animals in the metaverse yet that they could use.

As a result, the team at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, La Brea Tar Pits, in collaboration with designers at the University of Southern California (USC), built the models in a blocky, low poly style so that they could be scientifically accurate, but still simple enough to run on normal mobile phones with limited processing power.

“The innovation of this approach is that it allows us to create scientifically accurate artwork for the metaverse without over-committing to details where we still lack good fossil evidence,” said Dr William Swartout, chief technology officer at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies.

The researchers hope this will also bring more respect to paleoart - the artistic discipline that aims to recreate what extinct animals may have looked like.

“Paleoart can be very influential in how the public, and even scientists, understand fossil life,” said Dr Emily Lindsey, assistant curator at La Brea Tar Pits and senior author of the study.

According to Lindsey, scientists treat a lot of paleoart as an afterthought and are not subject to the same rigorous scrutiny as other scientific research. This can lead to particularly bad reconstructions of extinct animals being propagated for generations in both the popular media and academic publications.

“We think paleoart is a crucial part of paleontological research,” said Dr Matt Davis, an exhibition developer at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. “That’s why we published all the scientific research and artistic decisions that went into creating these models. This will make it easier for other scientists and paleoartists to critique and build off our team’s work.”

Davis noted it is just as important to acknowledge what we don’t know about these animals’ appearances as it is to record what we do know. For example, we can accurately depict the shaggy fur of Shasta ground sloths because paleontologists have found a complete skeleton of this species with hair and skin still preserved. For mastodons, paleontologists have only found a few strands of hair – their thick fur pelt was an artistic decision.

The research team hopes that other paleoartists and scientists will follow their example by publishing all the research that goes into their reconstructions of extinct species. This approach should mean better and more accurate paleoart for everyone.

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HONG KONG, Feb 28, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - EC Healthcare (the "Company", which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the "Group", SEHK stock code: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical group in Hong Kong*, is pleased to announce that the Group's Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Tang Chi Fai further increases the shareholdings post the equity stake increase announced on January 17. Mr. Tang acquired a total 605,000 shares of the Company on the market for an aggregate consideration of approximately HK$ 4.96 million. On January 21, Mr. Tang acquired a total of 62,000 shares at an average price of approximately HK$8.49 per share and acquired a total of 543,000 shares at an average price of approximately HK$8.18 on January 22. After the transaction, Mr. Tang's equity stake in the Group increased to 60.39%

In the past year, EC Healthcare has actively integrated the healthcare market through organic growth and acquisitions to further consolidate leading market position. As the epidemic has raged on in Hong Kong now, the Group also actively provides anti-epidemic medical services to the public through its general outpatient clinics, specialist clinics, health check centers, vaccine centers and laboratory centers. Looking forward, the Group remain confident for the long-term strong business growth momentum and will keep investing in IT, brand and service to provide better services to the public."

About EC Healthcare
EC Healthcare is Hong Kong's largest non-hospital medical service provider*, leveraging its core businesses of preventive and precision medicine, and committed to developing medical artificial intelligence by integrating its multi-disciplinary medical services. The move, which is supported by the Group's high-end branding and quality customer services, is aimed at offering customers safe and effective healthcare and medical services with professionalism. The Group is a constituent stock of Hang Seng Composite Index and the MSCI Hong Kong Small Cap Index.

The Group principally engages in the provision of one-stop medical and health care services in Greater China. The Group provides a full range of services and products under its well-known brands, including those of its one-stop aesthetic medical solutions provider DR REBORN which has ranked first in Hong Kong by sales for years, primary care clinics jointly established with Tencent Doctorwork, chiropractic services centre New York Spine and Physiotherapy Center NYMG, health management centre re:HEALTH, a vaccine centre Hong Kong Professional Vaccine HKPV, a comprehensive dental centre UMH DENTAL CARE, a diagnostic and imaging centre HKAI, an oncology treatment centre reVIVE, a day procedure centre HKMED, a specialty clinic SPECIALISTS CENTRAL, NEW MEDICAL CENTER and Prime Medical Centres, obstetrics and gynaecology specialist ZENITH MEDICAL CENTER AND PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS CENTRE, specialists central, a paediatric center PRIME CARE, cardiology center HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CARDIOLOGY CENTER, PathLab Medical Laboratories, a professional hair care center HAIR FOREST, Ophthalmology Center VIVID EYE and EC Veterinary Hospital and Imaging Center.

*According to independent research conducted by Frost and Sullivan in terms of revenue in 2019 and 2020


Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.comEC Healthcare (the "Company", which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the "Group", SEHK stock code: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical group in Hong Kong*, is pleased to announce that the Group's Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Tang Chi Fai further increases the shareholdings post the equity stake increase announced on January 17.

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Customization in Pokemon Legends: Arceus includes eclectic hairstyles and vibrant hair colors along with a variety of outfits that should appeal to all sorts of protagonists. However, you can't preview hair like you can with clothes, which can be inconvenient for players trying to experiment with their looks. You can only preview hairstyles after coughing up 500 Poke for a cut. Even worse, you can’t back out if you decide you like your hair the way it is. In the long run, 500 Poke isn't much to waste, but it's still annoying to waste that money out of curiosity. Thus, this guide exists to showcase the different hairstyles and hair colors you can get. Here’s how to unlock each of these hairstyles, plus previews of how they look so you know what you’re getting into before paying for new style.

How to unlock all hairstyles in Pokemon Legends: Arceus

After finishing business in the Crimson Mirelands, Arezu moves to Jubilife Village to study hairstyling from the old hairdresser. She introduces a few new hairstyles and colors when she replaces her mentor. However, the rest need to be unlocked through certain requests.

Arezu asks the player to complete two requests throughout her time in Jubilife:

• Request 59: Misdreavus the Hairstyle Muse - Arezu asks for a Misdreavus to inspire some new hairstyles. These wispy-haired Pokemon can be found floating around the Coronet Highlands after nightfall. Bring Arezu a Misdreavus to gain access to four new hairstyles and colors.
• Request 75: Kirlia the Hairstyle Muse - Arezu asks for another Pokémon. This time, it’s Kirlia. Players can either evolve a Ralts (found in Crimson Mirelands or Alabaster Icelands) or catch a Kirlia directly from Heart’s Crag in Alabaster Icelands.

These requests should unlock every hairstyle possible for your character. The male and female protagonists get different hairstyles. Unfortunately, players won’t be able to get male and female exclusive ones. However, both genders do have access to the same hair colors.

Male Hairstyles

Short: Available at the start of the game	Messy Ponytail: Available at the start of the game
Shorn: Available at the start of the game	Curled: Available at the start of the game
Braids: Available at the start of the game	Side Part: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife
Middle Part: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife	Tied Back: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request
Modern Bob: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request	Sideswept: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request
Fancy: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request	Topknot: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request
Modern Short: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request

Female Hairstyles

Short: Available at the start of the game	Long: Available at the start of the game
Survey Corps Style: Available at the start of the game	Shorn: Available at the start of the game
Curled: Available at the start of the game	Braids: Available at the start of the game
Side Part: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife	Middle Part: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife
Twin Tails: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife	Sideswept: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request
Fancy: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request	Tied Back: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request
Modern Bob: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request	Modern Short: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request
Formal Updo: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request

Hair Colors

Chestnut: Available at the start of the game	Slate: Available at the start of the game
Gold: Available at the start of the game	Black: Available at the start of the game
White: Available at the start of the game	Crimson: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife
Blue: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife	Peach Pink: Available after Arezu moves to Jubilife
Violet: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request	Clementine: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request
Turquoise: Unlocked after completing Misdreavus request	Ash Blond: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request
Periwinkle: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request	Ash Brown: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request
Flax: Unlocked after completing Kirlia request

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