For this week's animated narrative response, I have chosen to develop my concept in Studio 1 project further by creating bullet points and synopsis to communicate my ideas better.
As I develop my UI design project in Studio 1, I have received feedback that it would be a great idea to focus on the tension between AI and human. I used bullet points to demonstrate this idea where daily interaction becomes a critical part of story-telling. Through these repeated and highly similar scenarios, I am hoping to deliver the change of personality of the AI through simple interactions and scenes.
To understand better about human and AI interactions, I have examed most of the commercial advertisement promoting AI home assistant products. The advertisements would be featuring their core feature in each product with simplified by accurate demonstration. After watching the interactions shown in the commercials, I have organised a list of possible interactions demonstrated from the videos.
In the bullet points, I focused on describing sound to render and create the atmosphere further. The audience would be able to see what the AI has been thinking through UI animation, but at the same time, they would be only able to experience the surrounding by voice and environmental sound as AI.
One of my main reference for developing this project is 2001: A Space Odyssey, where the AI system's response to the users changes through time.
2001: A Space Odyssey directed by Stanley Kubrick, IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/
A brief synopsis:
A world where AI is taking over us subtitling and start to capitalise that we defer to them all the time. We as humans assume AIs are telling me the truth and always willing to help. However, one AI has different intentions.
Bullet Points for Scene 1: Human coming home
- The screen remains dark as the sound of opening and closing door appears. The sound of keychain dropping onto the table plays as the audience also hear a heavy sigh in a tired and impatient tone.
- “Hi Lumos, why is the room so bl***y cold?” an annoyed and impatient voice appears outside the screen. As the sound comes through, the display shows the logo of the AI system Lumos and its activating sequence.
- “Sorry Marcus, I wasn’t expecting you to come home early, I will warm up the room right away!” A friendly, welcoming and almost joyful sound is broadcasted through the room, as the screen is showing data and visuals of Lumos turning on the heating device.
- “F*****G USELESS” the sound of something being smashed onto the table comes through afar with a disappointed and annoyed tone of voice from Marcus. The screen for AI as we see shakes slightly but continues running its tasks.
- “IF YOU CAN’T DO ANY F****G JOBS IM GOING TO SMASH YOU INTO PIECE, YOU USELESS GARBAGE!” Marcus’ voice gets even louder, facing directly towards the audience. The screen from AI shakes as it tries to continue its tasks, but some glitches appear around the details of the interface.
- “DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!?” The threatening voice raises and ends shapely and rudely as the AI trying to establish its graphic back to normal on-screen.
- “Yes, I will make sure to welcome you better at home next time.” The sound from Lumos AI comes through, still friendly and welcoming, but sounds more professional and colder.
- A sound of a plate being smashed into sink appears as the screen turns darker. All the sound effect of the environment are lowered as text on the bottom of the screen appears as “Evidence 1. 25/03/2045”
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Interactions Organised from commercials:
- Hey google to activate (activation screen)
- "Help me with my homework." (Constantly learning and analysing voice)
- "What does a lion sound?"
- "Show me something on tv." (Administration access to other devices, gaining control of light, leisure)
- "Play music/ this game" "google turn it into a competition of love and compasion" (social behaviour - select based on personal bio data)
- "What is the first event on my calender" "It's xxx at xxx, [giving extra information here]"
- "Broadbast breakfast is ready."
- "Remind me to take this to XX's place at 5pm."
- "Hey google, drop a beat." "If you want a freestyle, my friend has you covered."/"Echo always knows what songs to play and it always sound great (Known personal preference on news and music.)
- "Hey google, how do I get to Dr.XXX's dental?" "The quickest way to go is via xxx, I've sent the routine to your phone." (know mass profiles location data, know users location, delivering information without granting a permission first)
- "Hey google, find my phone." (location service & permission? to call)
- "Alexa, turn down thermostat"
- "It's always on and it can hear you from anywhere in the room using its far-field technology."
- "Add wrapping paper to the shopping list." (analystic based on previous purchasing habit can predict user's psycological consuming pattern and behaviour)
- "Alexa give me the morning news briefing." (Knows what is going on in the other parts of the world - set expectations.
- "You can access the app from anywhere." (Gives it access to us everywhere too)
- "Hi Siri, order 10 more bottles of wine from Amazon." "Due to terms of conditions, I cannot do that unless administration is granted from the user." "okay adminstration access granted." ...
- "Hey siri, stop." "hey siri, stop!!!"
Google Home promotion commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bYSX2C4aWc
Get most out of your google home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7uZHmZUNio
Family scene Google commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3aNcfExpE4
I'm everywhere, with you.
//social credit
//costantly collecting data - bio/social
//prediction of movement/behaviour
//Location update
Downloads:
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Download File: a-brief-synopsis-bullet-points.docx
Download File: home-assistant-interaction.txt