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Alternate Re[AI]lity: Computer History circa 1890
PEEK&POKE Computer Museum
Slovenia
2025
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Entrant Company
Digital Da Vincis
Program
Clio Entertainment 2025
Industry Type
Live Entertainment
Medium
Digital, Mobile & Social Media
Category
Digital & Mobile
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What if computers had existed 130 years ago? And what would the history of computers look like if we reimagined it through the aesthetics of early historical photographs & silent films? So with the help of generative AI we created a fictional experience of time travel to an "alternate reality". Computers, gaming consoles, and even some Apple products are already becoming part of history, earning their place in museum exhibitions such as PEEK&POKE in Rijeka (the largest such museum in Eastern Europe). To promote the Museum while using its large 2-story exhibit as inspiration, we created a fictional "Computer History Almanac" that chronicles the technological events of 1890 in the style of a silent film video reports. The video series is based on actual exhibits and educational materials on display at the museum. The project is created using advanced AI generative tools, accurately mimicking archive documentary footage. News reports on “innovations” of the 1890s, as if computers and gaming existed 130 years ago, achieve the realistic style of retro images, old film glitches, sounds of kinescope and rolling film. In the process, such tools as Luma Dream Machine, Pika Labs, Runway, Midjourney, Kling AI have been used. Over 1500 images and scenes were created for the project. The videos got over 100K views on social in the first week and gained 5+ million total impressions.
Credits
Production Studio
Digital Da Vincis
Ljubljana
Production Studio
Digital Da Vincis
Ljubljana
Production Studio
Digital Da Vincis
Ljubljana
Brand
PEEK&POKE
Rijeka
Creative Director
Kirill Karnovich-Valua
Digital Da Vincis
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