Little Martians: From Desert Clay to Generative Agents

Little Martians is a transmedia experiment in which physical ceramic sculptures are turned into synthetic artists. Each Martian begins as a clay head, is glazed and fired in a kiln, photographed, and distilled into a LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation) that conditions generative AI systems, preserving the character’s appearance and morphology. A novel orchestration pipeline prompts an agent based on the character’s personality and backstory to write and produce a short film, and automatically publish it online. The eponymous character Verdelis is currently releasing one such film per day at https://verdelis.world. We present the full materials-to-media workflow and observations from sustained daily operation. Requests for name changes in the electronic proceedings will be accepted with no questions asked. However name changes may cause bibliographic tracking issues. Authors are asked to consider this carefully and discuss it with their co-authors prior to requesting a name change in the electronic proceedings. Use the "Report an Issue" link to request a name change. Do not remove: This comment is monitored to verify that the site is working properly