Wanted: programmer with #LLM experience, who would like to be part of a cool #VirtualReality #art project.
A friend of mine, Daniel Ernst, is a VR artist. In his work, he takes visitors along in #Diorama's or #StoryWorlds: virtual worlds in which time appears to have come to a standstill; where you - as a visitor - are actively unfolding a story by exploring all the layers and corners of the space.
This is his website. https://theshoeboxdiorama.com/
(Pls boost for Daniel!)
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In 2019 #DanielErnst won a #GoudenKalf in the category #VR with his virtual opera "Die Fernweh Oper":
https://www.theshoeboxdiorama.com/submissions/diefernwehoper/
(For which I actually composed the music: https://mishathings.org/music_things/fernweh_oper/fernweh_oper.html)
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This time, Daniel is working on a new project called "The Great Orator": http://www.thegreatorator.com/
In this "story world" you find yourself in the parking lot of a megachurch.
On the loudspeakers in the parking lot you hear the voice of a TV-preacher, endlessly preaching, 24/7, about 1. the actual news cycle in the real world "out there", 2. the choices you make as you walk around the diorama. See attached images.
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At the core of the project has always been the idea that the endless speech of this (mysterious, unlocated) TV-preacher is driven by #AI /Large Language Models (#LLMs).
The world of AI/LLMs has changed a lot over the last few months.
The project is reaching the final stage, but the AI/LLM connection needs to be updated.
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I am reaching out to all of you on behalf of Daniel, to ask if you know people who could help him connect this VR-art project to the services of (one of) the more recent LLMs.
There is a budget.
Let me know if you are or know the person he is looking for.
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Misha