Ziyang Wu & Mark Ramos
Event Modeling - #dump, 2023
Live simulation and online environment (documentation)
Infinite duration
#dump is a simulated "landfill" inspired by IRL mineral mining and fracking environments jointly built by AI, artists and social media users. The simulation is generated in real-time by a PHP Twitter bot (we’re calling it “dump-bot”) and Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints. "Dump-bot" lives on a hidden server in the NYU Computer Science department and monitors and scrapes Twitter in real-time. When keywords related to an AI-generated 3D model are found, this model will be instantly dumped into the landfill scene. Every moment, social media users around the world use key...