Infinity

United Kingdom, 2021

Courtesy Universal Everything

Artwork
Universal Everything, Infinity (2021). Image courtesy of the artists

Infinity is created live and each character is unique, with its hypnotic beings born from code through a process known as ‘procedural generation’.

Procedural generation is often used in videogames to create animated characters, digital landscapes, textures, and even sound effects – all in real time. Universal Everything (UE) used motion-capture technology and CGI (computer-generated imagery) to create a suite of character models. They then established a set of rules to determine how colour, texture and shape could be combined before an algorithm was programmed to randomly select combinations. This generates infinite variations in the characters you meet on screen.

Universal Everything see this creative process as a collaboration between humans and computers. What’s fun about the method is that not even UE know who the computer might create next!

Watch a two-hour live stream of Infinity

This alive and joyful artwork is made possible only with bespoke coding and latest Apple M1 chip or Nvidia graphics technology. This stream broadcast from the UE studio which runs on 100% renewable energy and solar panels.

Creative Director: Matt Pyke
Executive Producer: Claire Spencer Cook
Design and Unity Development: Adam Samson
Sound Design: Simon Pyke
Studio Technician: Spike Thompson

Find out how Infinity was made, in this short presentation by Universal Everything's Interactive Creative Director, Joel Gethin Lewis.

The textures and furs aren't the only fun thing born from code in Infinity. Check out the cute names that appear on the left, which are also randomly generated.

Discover the story behind Universal Everything in this video featuring key members of the collective.

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Previously on display

6 October 2024

ACMI: Gallery 4

Credits

artist

Universal Everything

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
2021

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

LN196360

Object Types

Artwork

Digital

Materials

Generative video, stereo sound

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15225 times

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