The XTREME – Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture project was proudly represented at #ICCV2025, where Leo Vitasovic from ITU presented the paper “From Sound to Sight: Towards AI-authored Music Videos.”
The presentation took place at the ICCV 2025 Workshop on Generative AI for Storytelling (AISTORY) — and we are delighted to share that the project received the Best Demo Award!
🎥 Explore the project and watch the demos here:
👉 https://lnkd.in/ddpCYF9F
This research explores AI-driven methods for generating music videos, bridging sound and vision through innovative computational creativity.
Full authors list behind the paper:
Leo Vitasovic¹, Stella Graßhof¹, Agnes Mercedes Kloft², Ville V. Lehtola³, Martin Cunneen⁴, Justyna Starostka¹, Glenn McGarry⁵, Kun Li³, and Sami S. Brandt¹
Big thanks to Leo for driving the work!
Affiliations:
¹ IT University of Copenhagen
² Aalto University
³ University of Twente
⁴ University of Limerick
⁵ University of Nottingham
🏆 Best Demo Award @ ICCV 2025 Workshop on Generative AI for Storytelling (AISTORY)
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