Resonant Worlds - Immersive AI-Powered Music Exhibition and Workshop Series

Resonant Worlds is an interdisciplinary immersive music exhibition and public engagement programme exploring how generative AI can serve as a creative, emotional, and socially reflective medium.

Resonant Worlds is an interdisciplinary immersive music exhibition and public engagement programme that uses generative AI as a creative and socially reflective medium. It presents the works of international female AI-artists composers exploring themes such as mental health, identity, and ecological crisis, while engaging diverse and underrepresented audiences – particularly young adults – with AI through accessible, emotionally resonant experiences.

Key Milestones & Achievements

Delivered public exhibitions featuring immersive AI-powered artworks.
Conducted school and community workshops offering hands-on experience with generative AI tools, targeting underrepresented gender groups.
Hosted artist-led panels addressing transformative nature of generative AI in creative practice and eco-responsible AI future.
Initiated development of an open-source educational toolkit to support AI learning through creative approaches through recorded public workshops.
Collected impact evidence through participant feedback and recorded testimonials.

Flier promoting the Immersive Music Experiences event at Backlit gallery November 2025

Events and Activities Delivered

15 Oct – participation (VR showcase & engagement activities)
Audience: General public, festival attendees (incl. young people and creatives)

18 Oct – : “Notts Space – Creators in Residence” exhibition
Audience: General public, students, emerging creatives

29 Nov – (VR exhibition, workshops, panel discussions)
Audience: General public, students, academic and creative and LGBTQ communities

17 Mar –
Audience: School and college students (targeting underrepresented groups)

21 Mar – (VR showcase, workshops, panels)
Audience: General public, local community, students

Participant Evaluation Results

Participants provided highly positive feedback across all evaluated aspects of two intearctive VR applications of the exhibition - the Galaxy of Suffering and Shadows of the Rain, with consistently strong scores.

Overall experience: 4.48 / 5
Music: 4.46 / 5
Graphics/visuals: 4.48 / 5
Interaction: 4.57 / 5

These results indicate a very high level of user satisfaction, with interaction receiving the highest rating, suggesting that participants found the VR applications particularly engaging and intuitive to navigate. Music and visual components were also rated very strongly, highlighting the effectiveness of the immersive and artistic design. Some variation in scores reflects the diverse backgrounds and experience levels of participants, particularly those new to VR. Even the lower ratings remained positive, reinforcing the accessibility and overall quality of the experience.

Participants also provided detailed reflections comparing the VR experience with live concert music and commenting on the interactivity of the application. Most participants (19 of 27) noted that the VR music experience felt different from a traditional concert, highlighting the unique qualities of the immersive digital environment. A small number felt the concert version would be better (2 participants), a few considered it the same (3 participants), and three participants judged it worse than experiencing music in interactive VR format. This demonstrates that the VR format offers a distinct and memorable way to experience the music, providing new perspectives on familiar works.