Sound Clouds: Exploring ambient intelligence in public spaces to elicit deep human experience of awe, wonder, and beauty

Chengzhi Zhang, Dashiel Carrera, Daksh Kapoor, Jasmine Kaur, Jisu Kim, Brian Magerko

Track: Artwork

Keywords: Ambient AI, Immersive experience, Music generation, CV, Awe

TL;DR: We introduce Sound Clouds, an ambient artificial intelligence in public spaces that elicit deep human feelings of awe, wonder, and beauty.

Abstract: While the ambient intelligence (AmI) systems we encounter in our daily lives, including security monitoring and energy-saving systems, typically serve pragmatic purposes, we wonder how we can design and implement ambient artificial intelligence experiences in public spaces that elicit deep human feelings of awe, wonder, and beauty. As a manifestation, we introduce Sound Clouds, an immersive art installation that generates live music based on participants' interaction with several human-height spheres. Our installation serves as a provocation into future ambient intelligence that provokes, not limits, the future possibilities of AmI.

Submission Number: 35