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The Theater Machine: An Interactive Generative-AI-Based Installation for Participatory Cultural Mediation
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DescriptionThe Theater Machine is an interactive AI-based installation designed for theater foyers to make performing arts more accessible through participatory engagement. Using camera and touchscreen interaction, visitors are integrated in real time into dynamically generated theatrical scenes. The system operates on a high-performance workstation powered by a generative model trained via Adversarial Diffusion Distillation within a high-throughput StreamDiffusion pipeline. By merging live user input with AI-driven scene creation, the project explores new modes of audience involvement and creative expression. This paper presents the conceptual framework, system architecture, interaction design, and sustainability strategy underlying The Theater Machine.