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Digital Beings & Synthetic Performance
Projects centre believable synthetic actors—persistent personas animated through multimodal models, motion intelligence, and live direction.
51–85%+ holistic AI dominance · synthetic performance craft
01 · Definition
Definition
Digital beings are narrative or experiential works where AI-driven personas carry dramatic weight—voice, gait, improvisation, cultural nuance—with humans acting as conductors rather than lone performers.
Live or cinematic presentations qualify when documentation proves coherent identity continuity and the 51%+ holistic AI dominance threshold across authoring dimensions.
02 · Technical hallmarks
Technical characteristics
- ▸Holistic creative dominance typically aggregates between 51% and 85% when animation, cognition, sonic design, and direction evidence combine.
- ▸Motion, micro-expression, or spatial audio cues respond to conversational context or audience stimuli.
03 · Evaluation focus
Evaluation focus
Judging lenses
- ·Emotional believability without uncanny collapse.
- ·Behavioural logic that rewards repeated encounters.
- ·Safety and consent frameworks for biometric or crowd-sourced inputs.
Exceptional cues
- ★Cross-platform persistence (stage, stream, XR) with shared persona state.
04 · Entry requirements
Entry requirements
- ■Interactive demo proving real-time character reactivity.
- ■Character bible + training/prompt disclosure respecting third-party IP.
- ■Showreel of situational stress tests (conflict, grief, humour).
- ■Statement of performance philosophy bridging theatre and AI research.
05 · Corresponding honour
Corresponding Tier-2 honour
Each Generative Cinema, Interactive Narrative, Procedural System, and Digital Being strand ladders to exactly one Tier-2 juried honour. Follow the honour page for dossier nuances.
≈ USD $90K-level compute
Best Digital Being
Honours the strongest film in its official competition category pillar
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