Beyond the balcony
On November 12, 2026, we added a townscape to the world where Mio lives. Beyond her balcony there are now houses, apartment buildings, a children’s park, and streets. Cars pass on the road in front, and trains run on an elevated line in the distance.
Time of day, and the seasons
The brightness of the town, the color of the sky, and the lights in the windows are determined by the actual time. The sky takes on color toward evening, and at night lights come on in the houses. The moon appears with its real position and phase.
The zelkova, cherry, and ginkgo trees along the streets change color and drop their leaves according to the date. The clock and the calendar on the wall of her room show today’s time and date.
The town is in Mio’s eyes, too
Mio receives images rendered from the position of her own eyes. With this update, the town now appears in that field of view as well.
How will having something to see outside the window relate to her interests and her behavior? We will be observing.
Why build a world?
If behavior is to arise from bodily state and experience, the world that behavior is directed toward matters too. Time passes; there are things to look at; there is a place to live. We study aliveness together with this relationship to an environment.
The images shown were captured in a development test environment, with the world clock set for each shot (November 12, 2026).