Artificial Dreams
guidebook
01. The Rift
Enter the meltaverse, where real and virtual dimensions collide. As you walk into the rift, be wary of what lurks inside. Every step you take, every trace you leave, is tracked by an omnipresent AI. Just like IRL.
ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE
TOOLS:
Unreal Engine 5, Touchdesigner, Cinema 4D, Azure Kinect, OSC
01. Cloud
Touch a digital sculpture in the physical realm. 135 spheres, 14 fields, and the wonders of 3D volumetric modeling converge in tactile form – hand-sculpted from styrofoam and sealed in fiberglass.
ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE
SCULPTOR:
Tomek Trybulski
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Volume Builder, Volume Mesher, Fields
02. Hyperspace
Take another step to immersion and meet the holographic memories of some less known AI entities. This mirror dimension is more than a gateway to next level experiences. It features two holograms that multiply far into the digital horizon.
ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Madmapper, Touchdesigner, Leap Motion, OSC
03. BIOMIMESIS
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04. The grid
Dive deep into the core of AI’s consciousness. Lose yourself in glowing bits of data that float all around the space, creating a mesmerizing and boundless digital realm. Inspired by The Matrix and Tron, the infinitely multiplied space, built of spatial animations and sound, draws you in. The grid hypnotizes you and tries to keep you inside forever. Are you able to let go?
ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE
SOUND:
Steez83 // PRO8L3M – Golden (Instrumental)
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, Madmapper, OSC
06. Stargate
Embark on a stellar journey as the symphony of lights and sounds guides you to the space above.
DESIGN:
MELT IMMERSIVE
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, Madmapper, OSC
07. Simulation
Immerse yourself in a virtual sea of tens of thousands of simulated fish replicants. Each one follows a set of simple social rules, resulting in complex, life-like movements en masse that capture the natural beauty and spontaneity of aquatic life.
Advanced motion sensors track every move you make, causing digital life to react. Like curious creatures of the deep, they swarm, divide, and navigate with a sense of purpose, their collective behavior directly triggered by your movement.
Your presence extends beyond visual influence, shaping the very soundscape that envelops you.
ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE
SOUND:
Wojtek Urbański
TOOLS:
Unreal Engine 5, Niagara, ZED 2i, Ableton Live, MIDI
08. P*AI*NT
Explore the fusion of human creativity and AI. This interactive art installation responds to your touch, transforming simple drawings on the screen into an ever-evolving visual story. Each gesture is interpreted by our model, creating a unique blend of your input with algorithmic sci-fi worldbuilding in near real-time.
Draw on the canvas to begin your collaborative journey in this infinitely evolving artwork. Choose from many sci-fi scenes and play with parameters for a more engaging experience.
ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE
TOOLS:
Stable Diffusion, Touchdesigner
09. Infinity well
Gaze into the well of infinity. Let the abyss of lights pull you deeper. Will you dare to step onto it and tread across the boundless expanse? Or will you get lost in the relaxing vastness of glittering light particles?
ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, xParticles, Madmapper
10. Singularity
Within this space, human silhouettes navigate through 3D digital rain, each movement creating a unique interaction that blurs the lines between the tangible and the virtual.
It highlights the transient dance between our actions and their echoes, as beams glitter momentarily in response to our presence.
Like tears in rain.
ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE
TOOLS:
Touchdesigner, Azure Kinect
11. The Pulse
Step into the hyperspace tunnel inspired by the enigma of intergalactic travel. As you step forward, spatial animations crafted with precision simulate the high-speed voyage through galaxies. The encompassing sound design, from the low hum of a spacecrafts’ circuits and machinery to the echoes of distant celestial bodies, enhances this interstellar journey. Every moment in the pulse is a step closer to the mysterious and infinite universe that awaits.
ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE
Music:
Wojtek Urbański
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, xParticles, Madmapper
12. LAYERS
Immersive + interactive
Get lost in the layers of depth. This spatial screen installation transforms the simplest geometric shapes into hypnotizing tunnels. It begins as a pixel – a beam of light in the heart of darkness – dynamically shifting and expanding to become 2D shapes and, moments later, 3D wireframes. This process culminates in a simple yet effective hologram.
ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE
SOUND:
Wojtek Urbański
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Touchdesigner
13. The Ghost
Immersive + interactive
It’s a supercomputer that learns about the world and gradually evolves, slowly integrating itself into the vault with various sensors, screens, and controllers. Each interaction with this ever-growing entity is unique, as it analyzes guests and their actions.
Currently, it has 3 interactive functions at different stages of development:
AI VISION – an AI model that is learning to understand and describe what it sees.
CYBER LENS – an AI model that transforms what it sees into different sci-fi worlds.
MIMIC – an algorithm that learns human expressions by mimicking them, manifested as a humanoid alien.
“What if a cyber brain could possibly generate its own ghost, create a soul all by itself? And if it did, just what would be the importance of being human then?”
*Major Motoko Kusanagi
ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE
TOOLS:
Touchdesigner, Stable Diffusion, Unreal Engine, YOLOv8
14. Otherworld
Immerse yourself in strange new worlds. This is the otherworldly space, where you can experience 270° audiovisual projection shows and get lost in the encompassing animations and sounds.
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ARTIFICIAL DREAMS INTRO ( 2:07 )
Witness the birth of a machine designed to transcend human limitations.
NIGHT DRIVE ( 4:18 )
A night drive through Warsaw transformed into different sci-fi genres with a little help of AI.
TURBULENCE MMXXIII ( 5:59 )
Immerse in the digital flow of water particles. 500,000 simulated particles are subjected to various physical forces and change color according to their speed.
ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE / MELT.AI
SOUND:
Wojtek Urbański
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, X-Particles, Stable Diffusion
15. Cyberlens
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An AI model that transforms what it sees into different sci-fi worlds.
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16. UNDERGROUND
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17. The Core
Immersive + interactive
The core is a sophisticated system disguised as a digital sculpture, hidden in the darkness of our underground tunnels. Functioning as a supercomputer data processor, the core meticulously orchestrates every aspect of Artificial Dreams, responding to human interaction everywhere with astonishing precision.
To manage the extreme heat, the core is equipped with vapor chamber technology, which uses phase change materials to efficiently manage peak thermal loads, which result in high-intensity red glow and loud noises.
ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE
SOUND:
Wojtek Urbański
TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Touchdesigner
18. TBD
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