Tomorrow’s Plants
Collaborative Unit Presentation
ual:
London College of
Communication
Final Video
Final Video
Final Video
Member
Beining Chen (Rosie) , MA Virtual Reality , b.chen0320232@arts.ac.uk
Moonju Youn, MA Visual Effects, m.youn0320231@arts.ac.uk
Yuanyuan Zhang, MA 3D Computer Animation, y.zhang03202313@arts.ac.uk
Xiaoxuan Wang (Carol), MA 3D computer animation, x.wang0320222@arts.ac.uk
Shanshan Jiang, MA Virtual Reality, s.jiang0320234@arts.ac.uk
Yixian Yu, MA Virtual Reality, y.yu0220232@arts.ac.uk
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Introduction
Idea
What future plants will look like?
In 2022, AI had a tremendous impact on human's life. We are wondering, what if AI can produce nature in the future. And what will the plants and flowers be like produced by AI? We try to explore how the possibility of the species and materials which AI may provide to the future plants, and combine biology motion to animate the movement of plants.
Not only we do experimental creation of plants, but also invite publics to interactive how the plants will grow via mix reality to observe and interact with the future plants. In this project, we also hope to enact this potential that how future plants grow in the modern city and how people live in this environment.
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Key Words
Predicted
Plants
by AI
Experimental 3D
art craft from artists
Mix Reality
immersive interaction
Idea
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Predicted
Plants
by AI keywords
Experimental 3D
art craft from artists
Mix Reality
immersive interaction
New technology provide insights for nature
Explore aesthetic and experimental materials
Create immersive experience
Critical thinking: Will plants predicted by AI will be real?
Raise thinking of the future plants possibility
First level of concept
Second level of concept
Thrid level of concept
Lond-term scale: possibility of future research for AI and art Psychology. ( Data collection from Poll could be provided for research purpose )
Work Flow and Division
Division of work
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Inspiration & reference | All of Group Members |
Modeling | Moonju Youn, Shanshan Jiang, Xiaoxuan Wang, Yuanyuan Zhang |
Texture | Moonju Youn |
Animation | Xiaoxuan Wang, Yuanyuan Zhang |
Mixed Reality | Beining Chen, Shanshan Jiang, Yixian Yu |
Post Production | Xiaoxuan Wang, Moonju Youn |
Workflow
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Credit: ChatGPT3.5
Modeling / Animation
Inspiration
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Credit: ChatGPT3.5
Here are the questions we input in Chat-Gpt:
Reference and Sketch
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Modeling
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Ai Keywords for each plants
Eco-Friendly Bioplastics
This design concept is an AI plant that combines hydroponics, solar tracking technology and eco-friendly bioplastics. It uses a hydroponic system to cultivate plants in a soil-less environment. And the rounded flowers are solar panels that track sunlight and convert energy. All the components are made of biodegradable and environmentally friendly bioplastics, which are both environmentally friendly and high-tech. The design aims to create a self-sufficient plant system that is practical, environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing.
Aquatic Plants
In the world of the future, plants may have fluid forms and aquatic plants may be able to live on land through AI. So I fused the form of a jellyfish with fusing the three concepts of Aquatic Plant Form, Mycorrhizal Symbiotic Relationship, and Transparent Leaf Blade to create the design. The leaves of the plant are depicted as transparent, much like a cross-section of a leaf under a microscope. This transparency symbolises the delicate balance of the ecosystem and the fragile beauty of natural life forms, as well as their fragile and delicate vitality.
Ai Keywords for each plants
Transparent Leaves
The future plant will feature transparent leaves, revealing its inner workings while exemplifying resilience and adaptability as a hybrid species. With hyper-accelerated growth, it can swiftly adapt to changing conditions, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and functional efficiency in urban areas.
Magnetic Alignment
In the future, flowers might use magnetism to sense their surroundings better and navigate. By absorbing magnetic and radiation energy, they could evolve to hold magnetic elements, helping them save water by controlling evaporation and survive longer in tough weather.
Ai Keywords for each plants
Plant-human interactions
Plants are indispensable to the survival of human beings, and at the same time, human social activities determine the life and death of plants. Therefore, I have grown plants from the human form to represent the inseparable relationship between plants and humans.
Robotically Assisted Growth
The future plant, driven by robotically assisted growth, epitomizes adaptability, efficiency, and heat resistance. Its resilience in diverse environments is enhanced by the utilization of robotic metal components, ensuring optimal growth, even in challenging conditions.
Hybrid Species
In the future, there will be more and more such plants with hybrids of different organisms; they can live in both air and water; and they can contribute to air purification.
Digital Interfaces
In the future, flowers might be made from digital pixel cubes. People can create their own flowers using digital controls, adjusting things like color and scent. To enable digital plants to interact or function biologically, you might integrate them with living elements like soil, water, or sensors, potentially incorporating real plant seeds or electronic components
Texture
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Rendering
Motion graphics
Test in Unity
Flower Animation
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Mixed Reality
1.Intro stage
The Keywords show
2.Revealing stage
The plants grow
3.Interactive Stage
When user touch
4.Reflection Stage
When users leave in MR,
A question poll will show.
MR Storyboard
1.Intro stage
The Keywords show
2.Revealing stage
The plants grow
3.Interactive Stage
When user touch
4.Reflection Stage
When users leave in MR,
A question poll will show.
Mix Reality –Room Scanning
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Mixed Reality
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Interaction Test Demo
plants reveal
Touch Interaction
Text Animation
Mix Reality
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Test Finalization
Future Prospects
Vision of the future
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All the process of plants generation will be done by AI.
The idea of the project can be used in meditation, therapy and other bussiness areas.
People can customize their own plants and use them to decorate their space as collections.
Thank You
Project Statement - AI use
We want to underline that every 3D artwork in our project is crafted by us 100% originally, reflecting our own creativity and skills. AI simply provides inspiration through keywords, but the artistic process and execution are entirely our own.
Why do We need to use AI for our project?
We didn’t use it on purpose actually. It is just very natural that when you have a question, you just go to Google to search for it. The idea is just as simple as this way. We popped up an idea of future plants.
We wondered what future plants will look like. So we asked ChatGPT for help.
It’s like a really smart search engine that finds information for us. Using AI to suggest keywords at the start of our project saved us a lot of time.
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Self reflection
Self reflection for video ( 2 sentences only )
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Beining Chen | It’s not only my first time to try the mix reality also a very good experience in collaboration. The project is innovative and interesting, also can be developed more and be applied to many other areas in the future. | Xiaoxuan Wang | I like this project because we can learn from different courses. I hope in the future we can try to do more animation in MR, not only with flowers but also with trees , animals and even creating a nature. |
Moonju Youn | Everything about this project was new for me, including Mixed Reality. Working with students from other courses was a great experience. I wish we had more time; then, we could have made the plants blend more realistically with the background, complete with shadows. | Shanshan Jiang | It’s a really happy collaborative journey! Although I think the MR is a challenge for me, we jointly solved the problems caused by different software through our collaboration, making our MR interaction better. And I think MR will bring new developments to more fields. |
Yuanyuan Zhang | | Yixian Yu | It was a very successful teamwork experience and I really enjoyed what was achieved by combining MR, animation and visual effects. I look forward to better interaction design and more collaboration opportunities in the future. |
Self reflection
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BEINING CHEN, MA Virtual Reality, b.chen0320232@arts.ac.uk
Self reflection
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Moonju Youn, MA VFX, m.youn0320231@arts.ac.uk
Self reflection
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Yuanyuan Zhang, MA 3D computer animation, y.zhang03202313@arts.ac.uk
Self reflection
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Xiaoxuan Wang (Carol), MA 3D computer animation, x.wang0320222@arts.ac.uk
Self reflection
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Shanshan Jiang, MA Virtual Reality, s.jiang0320234@arts.ac.uk
Self reflection
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Yixian Yu , MA Virtual Reality,
y.yu0220232@arts.ac.uk
Work in Progress PPT
Credit
Credit
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Inspiration & reference | All of Group Members |
Modeling | Moonju Youn, Shanshan Jiang, Xiaoxuan Wang, Yuanyuan Zhang |
Texture | Moonju Youn |
Animation | Xiaoxuan Wang, Yuanyuan Zhang |
Mixed Reality | Beining Chen, Shanshan Jiang, Yixian Yu |
Post Production | Xiaoxuan Wang, Moonju Youn |
Special Thanks
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MA 3D Animation Lecturer | Serra Ozdemir |
Course leader, MA Virtual Reality | Dr Ana-Despina |
MA Visual Effects Lecturer | Emily Sakai |
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