Falling Echoes: Expressing the Act of Falling in Dreams Through Generative AI

Sijia Liu; Kexue Fu; Xiaoke Zeng; RAY LC

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Falling Echoes: Expressing the Act of Falling in Dreams Through Generative AI

Sijia Liu, Kexue Fu, Xiaoke Zeng, RAY LC^*

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Abstract

Recurring dreams of falling often symbolize uncertainties and anxieties, reflecting a perception of losing control. On the other hand, exploring these dreams may empower individuals to confront such negative emotions. In this work, we interviewed 15 participants regarding their narratives of falling dreams. We analyzed these narratives to extract the patterns as keywords and phrases, which were then used as prompts to create videos for each pattern using the text-to-image tool Stable Diffusion Deforum. The outcomes from the generation were displayed in an exhibition, immersing audiences in the sensation of falling as depicted in the interviewees’ dreams. This work underscores the capacity of GenAI to enable an expressive re-interpretation of common everyday experiences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Electronic Arts
Subtitle of host publication	ISEA2024 Everywhen Proceedings. Volume 1: Academic Papers
Editors	Gavin Sade, Andrew Brown, Leah Barclay
Pages	467-475
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-925553-55-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5204/book.eprints.256296
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024
Event	29th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2024) - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Duration: 21 Jun 2024 → 29 Jun 2024 https://isea2024.isea-international.org/welcome/

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Conference	29th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2024)
Place	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	21/06/24 → 29/06/24
Internet address	https://isea2024.isea-international.org/welcome/

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Research Keywords

Dream Visualization
Generative AI
Immersive Art
AIGC

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Liu, S , Fu, K , Zeng, X & LC, RAY 2024, Falling Echoes: Expressing the Act of Falling in Dreams Through Generative AI. in G Sade, A Brown & L Barclay (eds), Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Electronic Arts: ISEA2024 Everywhen Proceedings. Volume 1: Academic Papers. pp. 467-475, 29th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2024), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21/06/24. https://doi.org/10.5204/book.eprints.256296

Falling Echoes: Expressing the Act of Falling in Dreams Through Generative AI. / Liu, Sijia ; Fu, Kexue ; Zeng, Xiaoke et al.
Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Electronic Arts: ISEA2024 Everywhen Proceedings. Volume 1: Academic Papers. ed. / Gavin Sade; Andrew Brown; Leah Barclay. 2024. p. 467-475.

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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