Browsing the Latent Space: A New Approach to Interactive Design Exploration for Volumetric Generative Systems

We introduce an interactive tool called "Browsing the Latent Space" (BLS), which explores the potential of latent space visualization and interpolation in 3D generative systems for design space exploration. By visualizing and interpreting the abstract space in which the outputs produced by generative systems operate (the latent space), users gain a better understanding of how the model generates its outputs, and can explore underlying patterns and structures in the data. Using the GET3D generative model, this demonstration showcases how latent space manipulation can enhance the creative process and provides an intuitive and interactive way to explore, remix, and create new chair designs. Allowing interaction with and manipulation of the generative system’s outputs in real-time, this tool supports increased awareness of the latent space as a resource for a designer’s understanding of generative systems and creative exploration