The character 一日 can be read as “いちにち” (“the whole day”), or as ついたち (“the first day of the month”).
Depending on the context, the readings of some Kanji differ.

Furigana are a Japanese reading aid. They are Hiragana characters that are written next to or above a Kanji in Japanese writing to indicate its pronunciation.

Conventional Furigana software does not recognize the holistic meaning or context of a text, and is therefore sometimes unable to provide the Furigana in the way a Japanese reader would actually read the text.

However, with AI, this is now possible, which is why I programmed this software.
“Smart-Furi” analyzes the text for context, tone, etc., to add the appropriate readings as Furigana to the text – so that one does not learn the readings of the characters incorrectly, but as if a Japanese person were reading the text aloud.

The UNESCO project “Intangible Cultural Heritage” (ICH) offers an impressive collection of intangible cultural heritage as well as a register of best protection measures.
These can be found on the UNESCO website in English, French, and Spanish, beautifully describing the individual cultural peculiarities of the nations of the world.

As a friend of online ethnology, I have set up a new interface in the form of an interactive world map (JavaScript, OpenStreetMap & GeoJSON).
By clicking on a country, you gain insight into the culture of that country as registered by UNESCO (UNESCO Open Access Database).
Using the ChatGPT API and Python, I translated the entire database into the 10 most spoken languages in the world. Additionally, I improved/enlarged all images from the database with Topaz AI.

By clicking on the cube, a random entry is displayed.
Discover the world!

Note: Not suitable for mobile view

Sources:

• UNESCO Open Access Database: Metadata, descriptions, and images from the UNESCO ICH database were used for this project.
• OpenStreetMap: The map representation is based on tiles from OpenStreetMap.
• GeoJSON World Map: The vector data for the country outlines comes from the open-source GeoJSON project.
• IPAPI (ipapi.co): Automatic location determination is done via the API service ipapi.co.
• Topaz AI: The images from the UNESCO database were upscaled using Topaz AI.
• ChatGPT (OpenAI): The translations of the UNESCO data into 10 languages were created using ChatGPT.

This project is an experimental, non-commercial portfolio project and is for demonstration purposes only. All content (images, texts, titles) is the property of UNESCO. The translations were created using AI (ChatGPT). The map tiles come from OpenStreetMap. There is no connection to UNESCO, OpenStreetMap, or other organizations. The complete UNESCO metadata is available for download in English.

“Mars is stupid” – A reading on Mars of Skip Mantleton’s “Mars is stupid” (1974), read by the speech robot Brian.
He reads the paragraphs of the book in random order, resulting in 5,443449391×10⁹² different scenarios, each with a reading time of about 13 minutes.

Engagement with the question of how and whether electronic art (digital) can be reproduced, what a replica actually is, and how it works. The resulting by-product in JavaScript can be seen here.

The exclusivity of Apple products is reflected in the structure of the main building in Cupertino, SF – a ring like a bastion with the function of a cloister. In line with the iMac and its intercompatibility, the 1st Book of Maccabees also points out how dangerous it could be to open up to the foreign (similarly to the Book of Ezra, which propagates “the purity of the holy people”). Hence this cynical game, in which the player must maintain the “purity” of his people.

Visualization of the death rate of real people compared to the death rate of virtual humanoids.
Scene change by clicking.
The problem with the many virtual deaths of virtual humanoids: Death appears much more ordinary than it actually is. Experiencing disproportionately frequent deaths normalizes it – one becomes desensitized.
Exemplary data visualization as a pointer to the distortion of one’s own perception through media influence.

A punch card generator for quantum computers (hypothetical). Comparison of bit and qubit.
Practical thinking about interfaces for qubits starting from the idea that logic or computation by qubits can be understood with 3D vectors.

Manual: The left orb represents a bit. “State” controllable by clicking on it. The right sphere represents a qubit. “State” controllable in 3D space by drag’n’drop (x- and y-axis) and mouse wheel (z-axis) via the inner sphere.
Small orbs toggle punch card printing.

Applying functions of interpersonal relationships to NPCs. Original concept: Something with dialectics

Online gallery for non-narrative exhibitions (random order).

When you enter a name, that name becomes the sender of a positive message for the next recipient. Only then do you get to see the affirmation yourself.