Evolving artistic styles through visual dialogues

  • Authors:
  • Jae C. Oh;Edward Zajec

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science;Department of Transmedia, Visual Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

  • Venue:
  • EvoCOMNET'10 Proceedings of the 2010 international conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation - Volume Part II
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

We describe an interactive art that can facilitate visual dialogues with a user and reveal the user's compositional proclivity. The system invites the user for a visual dialogue, initially presenting two compositions in distinct styles. Then, the user “converses” with the system by responding. As the interactions continue, the user starts to experience a tendency evolving in the compositions–much the same way as in a dialogue between two people. Throughout the interactions, the evolutionary process brings out a certain sense of self-reflection to the user. The product of the dialogue is an experience in self-reflection in visual proclivity. I3 was exhibited to the public in two international art forums.