Yoshi Torralva-Looking Outwards-05

Building hopes is an augmented reality generative art experience that allows users to visualize their hopes for certain topics powered by Google Trends data. This project was created by Giorgia Lupi and her team at Accurat for Google in 2018. Based on personal hopes by selected by the user, the algorithm develops a 3D hope sculpture. The user selects different Google Trend data topics and is asked how important they feel about the topic. Digital rocks are auto-generated and vary in size and color depending on the user’s desired intensity on the topic. The artistic license by Lupi is reflected in bold rock colors and a simple white interface. What I admire about this project by Lupi is how it’s inspired by traditional balancing rock art. Through the use of generative 3d art, her team is able to humanize data trends rooted in tradition.