THE AMAZING ISADORE

“....not Earth’s sky but that of some place alien, distant, and yet, by means of the empathy box, instantly available.” - Philip K. Dick

With the theme of doorways, my senior capstone project was a fictional product, a small portal to other dimensions. Used several different AI models to create a fictional company in a fantasy setting with Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” as my inspiration. By developing an app with python I developed an interactive experience where users could activate different AI-generated videos at the press of a button.

My visual inspiration came from 19th century trade shows like the Worlds Fair, and science fiction literature. I wanted to create an experience that celebrates the old and the new, hand crafted objects and artificially intelligent assistance.

A red display with a sign that reads 'The Amazing Isadore' at the top, featuring various posters and a keyboard on the workspace. The front of the display has the logo 'LlB' and the phrase 'Ahead Lie Dragons'.

THE LAZERBEAM CORPORATION

A red display stand with the word "iSADORE" in gold lettering and an eye symbol on a digital screen.
Display at an exhibit featuring AR and augmented reality experiences, including eye symbols on a screen, informational posters about AR, and a keyboard labeled 'Press Spacebar'.

When the spacebar is pressed, a video is chosen at random from a group and played on the screen, to transition back to the looping eye video.

The application used to play the videos was written with a python script generated by ChatGPT and edits made to suit the idividual needs of the project.

A large, eye-shaped portal with an ornate red frame overlooking a town with stairs leading up to it, floating in the sky with clouds and birds.
Black and white logo with large stylized letters 'H' and 'B' in the center, surrounded by a circular design with smaller decorative elements and the text 'HIC SUNT DRACONES' at the bottom.

I had my plan for my doorway, but I needed to build a brand around it, and I love fictional writing so I decided to develop a fictional world around my doorway to other dimensions using ChatGPT to help develop the story.

The Lazerbeam Corporation is my fictional company, meant to distribute doorways that allow inter-dimensional travel, the name based around an old instagram handle.

PRINTED POSTERS

A stylized infographic about the Arcanosphere, featuring a central illustration of a person standing in front of a large tree and a sky filled with flying birds. The infographic highlights qualities like high grade, ethical sourcing, regeneration, and explores facts about the Arcanosphere including its discoveries, potential, and mysterious qualities, with various facts, percentages, and QR codes.

Inspiration and Concept

The concept for this project was inspired by 19th century advertising and science fiction literature. I used Snopixel AI and Midjourny to create some concept art for the project using reference photos and sketches for the AI prompts.

A futuristic room with glowing red walls, a metal door, and a tall, illuminated pink pillar.
A red door and a glass sliding door inside a room with red, textured, wave-like walls. Through the sliding door, a person with a backpack is standing outdoors in space with stars, planets, and an aurora.
Poster for 'The Amazing Isadore,' featuring a stylized drawing of a door revealing a spiral maze or vortex.