Interactive Art in the Hermitage
St. Petersburg Cultural Forum
Dates: November 16-18, 2023
Customer: VK
Agency: Promofabrika
The goal of our project in the Hermitage was to introduce artificial intelligence technology into the world of art, making it accessible and interesting for visitors. We aimed to create a unique project where each guest could become part of the creative process, using a neural network to generate personalized covers and avatars for VK.
Touch panels were installed in the Hermitage, giving visitors the opportunity to create their own unique works of art. Each user could approach the touch panel, draw their own picture, choose a style, add a text hint, and the neural network instantly generated a personalized cover or avatar for the user's VKontakte page. As a result of the project, thousands of visitors to the Hermitage forum took advantage of this opportunity, creating their own creative masterpieces and making art closer and more understandable to everyone.
Technical implementation:
The technical implementation of this project included several key components. The landing page with the instructions and canvas was placed on a special web page. After the user completed drawing and selected the style and hint, all data was sent via an internal API to a server with powerful graphics processing units (GPU), which was necessary for the fast and high-quality operation of neural network algorithms.
The result obtained after generation was sent back to the user and simultaneously duplicated on an independent server, which ensured the ability to provide access to the result at any time without delays.
To ensure high-quality results and eliminate incorrect images, double filtering was implemented. During generation, the algorithm locally removed incorrect elements from the drawing. After generation was complete, another algorithm performed a full check of the result. If an incorrect result was detected, the generation process was automatically restarted. This guaranteed the high quality of each created painting, providing users with an unrivaled experience in the field of art and technology.