lovebot/omega
It’s the future, and every problem has been solved… except for LOVE. Everyone needs love, but not everyone gets it. It’s the scarcest yet most important resource on the planet. How do we get every human on the planet the love they want and deserve?
Among the voices clamoring to solve the human love crisis, two entities have emerged with a claim to supremacy: LoveBot 3000, a startup with an AI-powered dating app that promises to find your soulmate, and Omega Mystery School, a group of romantic occultists who believe they can save the world from AI through communal telepathy, the ultimate anti-algorithmic conduit for human connection.
Participants interacted with this world through two decorated spaces, an online matchmaking experience, a high-strangeness ritual and short film by the Omega Mystery School, and an unhinged theater piece called Dating Show to Save the World,
Original LoveBot anthem by Bashu.
Original LoveBot jingle by Tim Blais.
Matchmaking application engineering by Daniel Davis.
Created for Vibecamp 2023.
Words from the audience
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"WHAT IF DAVID LYNCH DECIDED TO USE HIS POWERS FOR BRINGING PEOPLE CLOSE"
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"What the fuck"
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"The Dating Show renewed and deepened my faith in magic and art"
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"Authentic relating on steroids"
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"A musical surrealist dreamscape of theater... The show was whimsical and wondrous, hilarious and heart-wrenching"
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"Your team has the skill of bringing Dionysus on demand"
