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Sentient Scenes and Radically Adaptive Experiences
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 • Designing with AI 2025
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Sentient Scenes and Radically Adaptive Experiences
Speakers: Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred
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Summary

Sentient Scenes is a little toy with big lessons—an intelligent interface that changes style, mood, and behavior on demand. The project explores what it means to treat AI as a design material, weaving open-ended intelligence into interfaces beyond chat. We’ll share lessons in both technique and perspective for how the designer’s role evolves—from crafting visuals to sketching prompts—and what it takes to craft systems where machine intelligence mediates the user experience.

Key Insights

  • AI is viewed as a design material with specific strengths and weaknesses.

  • 'Sentient Scenes' demonstrates a radically adaptive interface that acts out user-defined scenes.

  • Designers need to embrace AI's capabilities to create unique user experiences.

  • Context and intent are crucial for understanding user needs in adaptive interfaces.

  • Animations and personality in interfaces can be achieved without human mimicry advancements.

  • The project challenges traditional design approaches by encouraging play and experimentation.

  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration between developers and designers is vital in AI-driven design.

  • Bespoke UI allows dynamic adaptations based on user input, enhancing accessibility.

  • Prompts serve as vital design tools, shaping interactions and guiding outcomes.

  • Creating open-ended experiences requires constraints to maintain coherence.

Notable Quotes

"AI is more than just a tool for productivity; it's a versatile design material."

"With machine intelligence, we challenge traditional assumptions about UX design."

"We want to create experiences that suggest intelligence without pretending to be human."

"The prompt becomes part design spec, part programming language. It's a sketching environment."

"What we make with AI introduces new dimensions to design beyond mere functionality."

"We urge designers to explore new ideas and play with AI innovations."

"Sentient Scenes can adapt in real-time based on user interaction."

"The design of intelligent interfaces requires a new mindset."

"Our goal is to show how AI can elevate our design craft rather than replace it."

"The opportunity lies in rethinking how we interact with machine intelligence."

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