Robert was designed to be a virtual assistant. Robert just wants to make art. Step inside Robert's world, one large existential crisis and watch him attempt to find meaning. Relax, breath along with Robert. Maybe wake him up and stare into his one, large, blinking eye. Let Robert share with you what's on his mind (probably Danny DeVito) or enter his VR world and listen to him generate music just for you!
After waking Robert
- Three buttons appear below Robert after he is woken.
- Click on the middle button depicted as a sign.
- You are now entering Robert's world.
- The white circle in the middle of the screen is now your cursor.
- MOBILE: The cursor will move as you move your phone
- DESKTOP: Click the screen as you would a link, hold and move your mouse. This action will move the cursor.
- Wait for the cursor to shrink in size.
- When the cursor returns to normal size, you have successfully clicked on the object.
- Center the white circle (your cursor) over the right CENTER strawberry.
- After cursor signifies click (shrinks then grows), music should begin playing.
Music will play indefinitely until stopped by user
- Center the white circle (your cursor) over the left CENTER strawberry.
- After cursor signifies click (shrinks then grows), Robert should begin singing.
Robert will stop singing after finishing his "song"
- Center the white circle (your cursor) over the right OUTER strawberry.
- After cursor signifies click (shrinks then grows), music should stop playing.
Music will play indefinitely until stopped by user
- Center the white circle (your cursor) over the left OUTER strawberry.
- After cursor signifies click (shrinks then grows), Robert should stop singing.
Robert will stop singing after finishing his "song"
- Face the back of the world (opposite of strawberries).
- Place cursor over door below "No Exit Sign" and allow cursor to perform click.
- On success, user will be returned to home screen.
After Click
- User will see a theme listed below the Robert animation such as "Touch" or "Mother."
- A link will show at bottom of page reading, "SURPRISE".
- The "Surprise" link will navigate user to associated web page.
After Click
- Robert will ask user if they would like to see something else.
A-Frame, React, Node, Markov Chain for predictive speech, RiTa fed potential lyrics, Tonejs for synths, web speech API for Robert's voice, animations and Robert built from scratch with CSS.
Hannah Wenger
Email: hamecow@gmail.com
Please feel free to reach out or connect on Spotify! Always looking for collaborators, conversation, learning opportunities and new music