https://dtc-wsuv.org/dtc338-luers/final-ai-project-vlam/

A way I would want to use AI tools for starting up a business would be to develop games that also educate kids. When I was a kid in elementary school I would always love computer time because after I did my typing exercises I would be allowed to play games. The one I remember was Cool Math Games. I’m not sure if this website actually ever taught me anything but it was successful at making me practice math without me knowing.

After discussing this topic with Chat GPT we came up with some ways AI tools could be used to develop these games.

1. Personalization and Adaptive Learning:
   • AI can analyze a child’s learning patterns and performance to adapt the game’s difficulty level and content accordingly. This helps in providing a personalized learning experience, ensuring that the game remains challenging yet achievable.
2. Natural Language Processing (NLP):
   • Games can use NLP to interact with children through spoken or written language. This can be used for games that teach languages, enhance reading skills, or even help in developing communication abilities.
3. Interactive Storytelling:
   • AI can generate dynamic storylines in educational games where choices made by the player influence the outcome. This not only makes learning more engaging but also teaches children about consequences and critical thinking.
4. Automated Content Generation:
   • AI can create new learning modules, puzzles, and questions, keeping the content fresh and engaging. This helps in covering a broader range of topics and adapting to the learner’s evolving needs.
5. Behavioral Analysis:
   • By monitoring how children interact with the game, AI can provide insights into their learning habits, strengths, and areas needing improvement. This information can be invaluable for educators and parents to support the child’s educational journey.
6. Voice and Image Recognition:
   • Incorporating these technologies can make the games more interactive. For example, a game could ask kids to pronounce words correctly or identify objects in images, enhancing their vocabulary and observational skills.
7. Simulations and Virtual Reality:
   • AI-driven simulations or VR experiences can offer hands-on learning for subjects like science, history, and geography. By experiencing content, children can better understand and remember information.
8. Feedback and Assessment:
   • AI can provide immediate feedback to students, which is crucial for learning. It can also help in assessing a student’s progress over time, providing detailed reports that help guide future learning.
9. Game Design and Testing:
   • AI can assist developers in designing and testing games by analyzing user feedback and behavior to improve game features or identify elements that may not be effectively engaging the audience.
10. Accessibility Features:
    • AI can help make games more accessible to children with disabilities, such as through speech-to-text capabilities, or adapting content for various learning disabilities.

What I found really interesting was how children from this new generations are already experts in touch screen but will the next generation be experts in VR and new developing technology?

Executive Summary

Business Name: ARoomTech

Business Idea: Develop an AR-based application for interior design that allows users to visualize and design spaces in real time.

Mission Statement: “To innovate and democratize interior design through advanced AR technology.”

Product/Service: An AR app that integrates real-time room scanning and design modifications.

Target Market: Homeowners, real estate developers, interior designers, and DIY enthusiasts.

Financial Highlights: Seeking an initial investment of $500,000 with projected revenue of $1 million in the first year and profitability within two years.

Company Description

Core Activities: Design and deployment of an AR application for interior design.

Objectives: Capture 5% of the home renovation market within three years.

Differentiation: Superior image rendering technology, user-friendly interface, and partnerships with leading home furnishing retailers.

Market Analysis

Industry Overview: The AR market is part of the broader tech and home improvement industries, both witnessing rapid growth.

Market Size and Growth: The global AR market is expected to reach $50 billion by 2024.

Target Demographic: Tech-savvy individuals aged 25-45, who are either homeowners or in the real estate and interior design sectors.

Organization and Management

Business Structure: Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Ownership: Equal ownership between all partners. 

Management Team: Includes a CEO with tech startup experience, a CTO expert in AR development, and a CFO with backgrounds in finance and operations.

Products or Services

Offerings: AR application subscription for users; premium features include advanced design options and exclusive content.

Benefits: Reduces the need for physical sampling, lowers design costs, and increases customization possibilities.

Lifecycle: Continuous updates and feature enhancements planned quarterly.

Marketing and Sales Strategy

Marketing Tactics: Digital marketing, strategic partnerships, influencer collaborations, and interactive online content.

Sales Tactics: Freemium model with upsell to a premium version, in-app purchases for exclusive features, and a referral bonus system.

Funding Request

Funding Needs: $500,000 to cover initial development, marketing, and staffing.

Usage Plans: 40% development, 40% marketing, 20% operational costs.

Financial Strategy: To achieve break-even within 24 months, followed by reinvestment of profits for growth.

Financial Projections

Income Forecast: Year 1: $1M, Year 2: $2.5M, Year 3: $4.5M.

Cash Flow Statements: Positive cash flow expected from Year 2.

Break-even Analysis: Expected within the first two years post-launch.

Appendix

Resumes of Key Personnel: To establish credibility and showcase experience.

Legal Documents: Incorporation certificates, patents, or trademarks associated with the app.

Supporting Data: Research data on market trends, consumer behavior, and competitor analysis.

Hey everyone, here is the game me and my group worked on.

https://dtc-wsuv.org/dtc338-luers/natures-fury/

I was in a group with Evan and Joseph. I worked on the music and the designs of the enemies/monsters in the game.

When we first started thinking about final projects at the beginning of the year the first thing I thought about was making comics based off of lyrics from songs. I have already experimented with this idea and have gotten mixed results. I still want to continue down this path with different songs and different art styles.

If that does not work out, I want to try to make a music videos based on based on a song. I saw that Empire of the Sun released a music video that looks like it was generated by Ai. Maybe I would try something similar.

Here is a link to that song.

After going through the Happyfinish website the questions that came to mind are:

How has Ai tools been used toward developing Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality?

How has Ai tools been used towards advertising?

This is a link to my online exhibition for my world building website https://dtc-wsuv.org/dtc338-luers/vlam-world/

As a kid I played a lot of browser games on my mom’s laptop. Looking back now I think maybe I should not have because of the over the top violence, but they fun and I was addicted to gaming. These games included action, strategy, and physics and platforming.

I would like to work on a tower defense game because in my mind balloon tower defense is the king of all browser games.

I also think that a platforming game would be a fun and engaging even though I am no good at them.

Another game idea could be a 2D side scroller Beat ’em up like on old arcade machines.

Lastly I think a shooter like Time Crisis or House of the dead would be cool to emulate those old school arcade shooter games.

For the role in the group, I don’t have much experience with coding, but it sounds interesting and I would like to learn more about it. Designing and writing should be a group collective where members pool in ideas. So generally I am not too picky on my role.

I feel like the techniques that interest me the most are the pseudorandom and simulated ecosystem.

I have always liked randomness, I often go into ChatGPT and request an image of something random that comes to mind. With the pseudorandom technique I could have computer generate the random for me. Yeah, its not exactly random because it has to select values with in a range, but to me it is random enough.

The other technique I find interesting is the simulated ecosystem. With so many elements in an ecosystem there is no telling what it could do. It could shrink or grown, it could explode or simply do nothing. Sure seeing a rock wither away could be interesting, but how about ecosystem on the molecular level or ecosystem that don’t even exist. I am curious on how it will turn out.

Assignment 1

https://dtc-wsuv.org/dtc338-luers/vlam-html/interactive.html

Assignment 2

https://dtc-wsuv.org/dtc338-luers/vlam-html/art.html

Assignment 3

https://dtc-wsuv.org/dtc338-luers/vlam-html/animation.html

For coding, Ai tools could prove to be a helpful resource. I have heard stories about that horrors and frustrations of coding. I have heard about entire pages of code not working because of a single small detail. I have heard of an entire page of code working without anyone know how. With Ai tools this could alleviate some of the strain placed on coding teams and hopefully speed up production.

In term of software, game, and web development, Ai tools can be used to make everyone be able to code. This could mean a large amount of new projects being developed because previously they were blocked behind peoples inability to code. I also see projects moving along more quickly, if companies can use AI tools to reduce errors and quicken computational work this could be products are either released sooner or companies will have more time to really iron out details. I also see that if people are too depended on AI tools it could ruin projects. Ai is not perfect, it can make mistakes, it is inevitable that something goes wrong.

I honestly don’t know how AI technology will effect my future plans. It could change nothing at all or it could make me reconsider my career path. If coding can be done by anyone wouldn’t that mean that there is no demand for the position? I guess we will have to wait and see.

I wanted to choose a moment from my story that was not too complex but could still be interesting to make. The moment I chose takes place early in the story where my group of character have their first encounters with some monsters. Like a traditionally video game, my group of characters are cautiously traversing a dark cave. They spot trouble ahead, and they fight off some skeletons.

I wanted my visual style to be realistic with colors that really match the environments. The scene that I choose was in a cave system so the overall color scheme is dark with browns and greens to highlight the natural environment. I also wanted sound effects that would support the environment. For a cave I think, dripping water, foot steps, and strange echoes. For the soundtrack I wanted something epic because most of the scene is action.

Personally I had a lot of trouble trying to create images that I could put into runway to make the video. My initial process was to draw frames in a notebook to create a story board then I would try to make the video frame by frame. I had difficulties creating the images I wanted and my AI tools had problems keeping my characters consistent. I also noticed that ChatGPT could not create any image with all of my characters accurately. The setting was always right but it would add or change my characters.

For the music I tried some ideas with Suno and Stability. Stability give me strange music that I was not happy with but I felt like I got a good track from Suno. I also tried to do sound effects with Stability, some where good but others were robotic and creepy. With the voice overs it was simple and easy I just needed to come up with what I wanted it to say.

I have never used Adobe Premiere before so it took me a little bit to figure how things worked but I got something.

In my creative process I did not want to make something that I have done before, so no sci-space stuff. I wanted it to be fantasy with magic. All I needed was a theme. I have been watching a show about a group of adventures diving into a dungeon to save someone. I took that concept and flipped it. A party stuck in a dungeon who can’t get out. I also wanted it to seem like the characters are in the after life with the whole amnesia thing.

The process of creating the world was not too difficult. When I had problems coming up with something I would ask my GPT and it would provide suggestions. With the help of AI tools I was able to create key visuals from the story like the first guardian. Making a story was easy for my world. A group of adventurers with no memory starts ascending the underworld. The hard part was keeping the visuals consistent. I would ask chat to make one of the characters in frame of a monster and it would change the description of my character.

Anyway, this was a fun exercise and I believe my world would be perfect for someone’s Dungeons and Dragons campaign.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mK2WOtskY_ge7q4jyUYORgIbEb15CRQxjiQkPActqgU/edit?usp=sharing

What are your thoughts on the risks and opportunities of AI Cinema? What do these tools mean for the future of Hollywood entertainment and for independent artists working in the industry? 

I love movies and cinema. When I first thought about the risk AI could present to the cinema world, I did not care much. In my opinion, I don’t care much of how a movie is made as long as it is entertaining. But then I really started to think about it. If Everyone started to use AI to make movies then there is a possibility they might stop using film techniques that I love.

Things like practical effects and stop motion animation could become a lost art. Little things and trivia that gives films character could be lost. For example that scene from Raiders of the last Ark, where Harrison Ford asked the directors to change a scene because he had diarrhea. That scene is a classic.

There has to be a limit on how AI is used. AI tools can help in the development of making a movie but the creative choices need to made by a person with a certain image in mind. AI can help with with organizational things like pre-production: location scouting, scheduling, budgeting. It can also be used to for artistic things like how a camera angle should be shot or how the lighting should be. AI can also be used for story telling. You should only use AI to generate and develop your own stories not to make an entire new one.

My hope is that if Hollywood and other film makers begin to use AI tools it can help them produce movies faster and more efficiently. I don’t want to wait five years just to see a sequel of my favorite movie.

Back in high school I gave myself a challenge where I would take a random photo of something everyday. I failed and only took about 40 photos total. Some of the photos were of my friends which was very nostalgic to see. Other photos were of random things like studying in class or just a chair in the dark. The photos I liked gave off a artistic touch that really resonates with me. I feel that to other people it looks like a random photo but to me it feels like art.

For this exercise I wanted to see if I could recreate some of those photos using AI tools. My initial plan was to use DALL-E and just chat and give it descriptions of the photo until it matched which did not really work well. This might be because of the prompt I gave it. I was never good with words. So I changed my approach. I asked Midjourney to describe my image. Then I would take that prompt, adjust it and give it to DALL-E. This also did not work. So I settled with just uploading the actual picture and try to get it as close as possible. I ended up comparing how DALL-E and Midjourney recreated an image.

Between the two AI tools there are major differences on how they recreated the image. For some reason in all of the photos MidJourney always added people into the photo. For DALL-E the art style was always trying to be realistic but you could tell it was a bit cartoony. In the end, this was a unique experience that will make me question who to go to first when I want to make a visual.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14bnjMBotRvlEvhiEdW0NNfZnKJvqzfHQqGS6-MJqA8c/edit?usp=sharing

For my AI world I wanted to mix a bunch of concepts that I have read or seen from books and movies. The general concept is that humans and AI now live in harmony. The Government has been replaced by a single high functional AI and Earth is a utopia.

The era is 3040 but the AI has maintained the nostalgic theme of the 2000’s with some exceptions with technology such as taxis being all eclectic and all automated.

The AI in charge, the Governance Intelligence Network or GIN for short has cleaned up after humanity and has restored the earth. There is no pollution, the polar ice caps have been restored, the rainforest has been brought back, there is no global warming. The Earth is in perfect balance. There is also a giant ring around the planet that works as a space station.

World hunger no longer exists. Technology has produced highly notorious pills that can be taken once a day. Food is still eaten and made but only for enrichment and enjoyment. With the guidance of AI new foods have been made like a chocolate lava cake that is actually made out of lava.

All cultures of the previous eras have been maintained with some new cultures and religions being developed with technology. Interested in rocks? Why not join the new religion of monks who practice becoming one with the earth by eating rocks?

With GIN the economy has moved into a system meets the needs of all of its citizens. All goods and services are provided, with currency given to citizen for things they want not what they need.

All education is free and is only mandatory up until a high school diploma. All educators are AI that specialize in their own field and all learning is done one on one.

The one uniqueness that I added was a legacy system that allows people to upload their minds into a network so friends and families could speak to them for guidance or wisdom.

Album Cover:

Album Title: Techno Hoedown

Song Titles:

1. Cybernetic Line Dance
2. Neon Cowboy Rhapsody
3. Silicon Prairie Serenade
4. Digital Dust Bowl Ballad
5. Synthetic Saddle

Band Photos:

Album Description:

Dive into the electrifying fusion of country twang and electronic beats with Byte & Banjo’s groundbreaking album, “Techno Hoedown.” This innovative collection of tracks takes you on a wild ride through neon-lit barn dances, cybernetic prairies, and futuristic hoedowns, where the spirit of country music meets the pulse of electronic soundscapes.

How would you go about creating a visual and text presentation of a fictional world using AI tools? What steps would you take? What are some themes and ideas you want explore in your world? 

With AI tools world building can become a more efficient process. Personally I would start with brainstorming. What do I want my world to look like? Is it on a planet? A ship? In the middle of the sea? Inside a giant whale? Next I would think about what inhabits the scene. Plants? Animals? Robots? Humans? Aliens? If I can’t think of anything I can use Chat GPT to help generate ideas, like how we did it in class we can created a short story with 3 words. Once I have a general mental image of the world I want to create I can use other GPT to better develop my world. I think that it is best to have a story in mind before creating the world around it. Once you have your story you can build the environment. Where does the story take place? Where are the characters going? What kind of people will they meet? I can then use AI to help me create towns and cities with lore and societies. I can make geographical areas like mountains and lakes. Maybe there is a giant bottomless pit somewhere. Why is there a giant bottomless pit? Give it lore. Next I can do langue and technology. Is it sci-fi and super futuristic? Or is there magic?

In my world building I want to explore and experiment with magic, mythical beast, and monsters. With AI I can create things that don’t exists.

This took me like 2 minutes to make and its called a Glimmergleam.

For this writing assignment I tried to keep it simple. I asked ChatGPT to write me a story that involved 3 words as a theme.

The three words are:

• Mars, because I am currently reading a sci-fi novel about Mars
• Public, because that is the first word that came to my uncle’s head
• Chalice, because I was drinking apple cider out of a mug

The first story was, “The Martian Chalice”, about a young astronomer getting his wish granted at the annual chalice ceremony on Mars. I thought the story was kind of bland so I edited it to make it a horror story. The second story, “The Blood Pact of Mars”, was about people of Mars being forced to bleed in the annual chalice ceremony by a dark and evil cult.

Not the direction I wanted to go in, I did some more tweaks and edits to get this:

“The Benevolent Offerings of Mars”

Beneath the serene, radiant skies of Mars, lay the magnificent city of “Veridia,” a utopia in every sense. Its citizens lived in perfect harmony, their lives filled with happiness, prosperity, and contentment. Yet, beneath the city’s pristine exterior, a dark and enigmatic tradition thrived – the Annual Blood Offering.

Veridia was a place where laughter echoed through the streets, where lush gardens flourished, and where every need was effortlessly met. The citizens lived in a state of perpetual joy, their hearts brimming with goodwill toward one another. They embraced their city’s motto, “Sacrificium ad Plenitudo,” which translated to “Offering for Abundance.”

Once a year, without question or hesitation, the citizens of Veridia willingly participated in the Annual Blood Offering. They believed that by doing so, they contributed to the city’s perpetual prosperity, although they did not understand how their offerings achieved this.

The residents gathered in the city’s central square, adorned in vibrant garments and wearing serene smiles. As the ceremony began, a group of robed figures appeared, known as the Guardians of Abundance. They were responsible for collecting the citizens’ blood, a task that was seen as a noble duty.

Each citizen, filled with trust and devotion, extended their arms willingly to the Guardians. As the blood was collected, the Guardians recited a solemn chant: “In unity, we give. In unity, we thrive.”

No one questioned the purpose of the ceremony, for Veridia was a place of unwavering faith in the principles of community and selflessness. The citizens believed that their collective sacrifices sustained the city’s utopian existence.

However, beneath the surface, a select few had begun to question the true nature of the Annual Blood Offering. Among them was Elena, a curious scientist with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. She had spent years secretly researching the city’s history and traditions, determined to uncover the hidden truth.

Elena’s investigations led her to a forgotten library, where she stumbled upon ancient texts hinting at a deeper, more sinister purpose behind the Blood Offering. They spoke of a cosmic entity that required blood to remain imprisoned beneath the city, preventing it from unleashing chaos and destruction.

Terrified by the revelation, Elena sought allies who shared her concerns. Together, they devised a plan to expose the dark secret of Veridia to the unsuspecting citizens. They knew that revealing the truth would shatter the city’s idyllic façade, but they believed it was a necessary sacrifice to free their people from the sinister force that lurked beneath.

As the next Annual Blood Offering approached, Elena and her allies prepared to unveil the unsettling truth that had been hidden from Veridia’s blissful inhabitants for generations. Their quest for enlightenment would challenge the very foundations of their utopian society, raising the ultimate question: Is true happiness built on ignorance or enlightenment?

In my life I have produced art and I have seen a lot of art. Some of it I understood, some of it I didn’t, and sometimes I had no idea what I was looking at. I have never had any strong feelings about art. I’ll look at a painting and think, “That’s neat” and then move on. I don’t really have any concerns about Ai in the visual arts. As a tool AI can bring interesting concepts that human’s can only dream of.

I do think that it is important to have a human hand involved in any art. I don’t literally mean a human hand, because animals can create art as well. I mean there needs to be a drive to create art. When AI tools create “art” they don’t do it to make “art” they do it because it was prompted. There has to be an artistic approach.

If an AI with self awareness and consciousness makes art, that’s fine, but if someone uses AI tools to create art and has no input or effort in it then that art is not theirs to claim.

What can artists/creators do with AI tools to address or respond to these personal and collective concerns about machine creativity?

I suppose the only way artist can respond to concerns about machine creativity is to show their creative process. Prove that its not just the machine at work, show them that there is more at play.

This controversy reminds me of a scene from I Robot.

What is your response to this kind of experimental writing with AI tools?

I find using Ai tools for experimental writing is an interesting topic. When using Ai tools you can’t simply copy whatever the Ai gives you. That’s cheating. You can however, use Ai tools to help generate new and creative ideas. Human thoughts and ideas are so limited and writer’s block and occur so easily. With so many different strategies and techniques that have been developed for creative writing it was inevitable that Ai would be included. I find it exciting to see what kind of films or stories that will be produced with the help of Ai, human kind may create something that would have never exist without the help of Ai. Ai can’t do it alone, like in the video “Sunspring” we watched in class about the Ai who wrote a screen play, it needs a human touch. 

How does Amerika understand the creative relationship with a GPT for creative writing or any kind of creative work?

When using Ai Amerika has a unique approach. He has in the past copied and pasted bits and pieces from Ai which is basically editing. But he also remixes and and finish what his GPT produces. When adding his own writing his goal is to “Lose consciousness” creating a hybrid mind that is both his writing and the writing of the Ai. 

I have not always found the idea of artificial intelligence to be interesting, but as AI technology develops and grows, I find that I am drawn more to it. I was exposed to the concept of AI at an early age. When I was a kid, I often spent my time watching all of the movies in my grandmother’s VHS collection, its why I love movies and stories so much. My favorite movie was Termination 2: Judgement Day which in my mind is an instant classic about an artificial intelligence sending killer robots back in time. I am drawn towards AI technology because of its potential like the T-800 from judgment day. Will AI take over and enslave the human race? Or will it be our hero that saves us from ourselves? Perhaps maybe it will just be a helpful friend.

With AI I am interested in its ability to create images and art along with its capacity to write and produce stories.

I am interested in movies, comics, books, and video games. All of which are devices of storytelling. With ChatGPT’s recommendation it has proposed some Ai tools that can help me with my interest.

1. Content Generation

• Movie Scripts and Plot Ideas: Develop a GPT that generates movie scripts or plot ideas based on genres, themes, or even simple prompts provided by users.
• Book and Comic Writing Assistant: Create a model that helps writers by generating story ideas, character descriptions, dialogues, or even full chapters based on the input themes or storylines.
• Video Game Storylines: Build a GPT model that specializes in creating complex storylines, quests, and character backstories for video games

2. Analysis and Recommendations

• Movie Recommendation System: Develop a GPT that can recommend movies based on a user’s past preferences, mood, or even a short description of the kind of movie they want to watch.
• Literary Analysis: Create a model that provides analysis on books and comics, including themes, character development, and stylistic elements.
• Video Game Review and Recommendation: Build a GPT that can review video games based on gameplay, story, graphics, and other criteria or recommend games based on a user’s interests and past favorites.

3. Interactive Entertainment

• Interactive Stories and Adventures: Use GPT to create interactive stories or text-based games where users can choose their own adventure, particularly in genres common to movies, books, comics, and video games.
• Role-playing Game (RPG) Assistants: Develop a model that serves as a dungeon master for RPGs, generating scenarios, characters, and plot twists on the fly.

I am still not sure what I want to do for my final project. An idea I have been juggling in my mind is to create music video or comics based on songs that I like. I have experimented with creating storyboards based on lyrics from songs with the help of ChatGPT which have been successful. Then I have tried making comic panels based on those story boards with ChatGPT, which have been less successful.

Personally, so far my experience with AI has been very interesting. I have seen the wonderful things AI can do and create, but I have also seen its limitations and errors. I feel that a lot of people have hate for AI tools but I feel that if they are used in the correct way it can open more opportunities.

What is missing in the Omega Team scenario?

I feel that the story of the Omega Team is only missing two things, resistance and an actual apocalypses. In the reading it shows how Omega team and Prometheus basically took over the world. I feel that if something like this would happen in reality there would be more resistance. For example in phase 1 there were making millions of dollars a day by taking advantage of the .Amazon Mechanical Turk. Or maybe someone would have notice that all of the media outlets where being bought by the same company but under different aliases. The second thing that was missing was destruction. Usually in stories when Ai becomes all powerful it decides to enslave or destroy humanity. In this case Ai takes over and things people are actually happy.

What went wrong?

In the sense of the Omega Team and Prometheus everything went well. But for everyone else the thing that went wrong was that with basically unlimited funds and resources Prometheus started to buy and own everything, becoming all powerful.

What do we need to do to avoid the undesirable outcomes and maximize potential desirable outcomes?

On what is desirable and undesirable is really up to perspective. On one hand Ai controls everything but on the other hand people are happy. If the desirable outcome is to have Ai without it taking over everything I would say that we have to be careful on who develops Ai and how fast it grows. In the reading it shows how Prometheus at first was awful at writing stories but after some time it perfected its craft. If left unchecked all stories will be written by Ai. We need checks and balances and most importantly a human touch. There should be certain things that Ai should not be allowed to control.