Alright, so check this out, I’ve been messing around with trying to generate dreams based on names. Sounds kinda crazy, right? But hear me out.
First thing I did was just brainstorming, y’know? I started thinking about how names make me feel, the associations I have. Like, if I hear “Sarah,” I automatically picture a friendly, bubbly person. “Vlad,” on the other hand, gives off a totally different vibe – dark, maybe a little mysterious. I wrote all these impressions down, just free-flowing thoughts.
Then I hopped online and started digging around. I wanted to see if anyone else had tried anything similar. Found a bunch of stuff about name meanings, origins, all that jazz. That gave me a bit of a foundation, some extra info to work with.
Next up, the fun part: coding. I decided to use Python because it’s what I’m most comfortable with. I started by creating a dictionary, where the keys were names and the values were lists of associated words, images, feelings – whatever came to mind. It was pretty basic at first, just a few names and associations. But I kept adding to it over time, refining it as I went.
Then, I started messing with ways to “generate” a dream based on this dictionary. I tried a few different things. One idea was to randomly select words from the list associated with a name and then string them together into a sentence. That was a total fail – just sounded like gibberish.
So, I tried something else. I figured, okay, instead of just randomly picking words, let’s try to create a little story. I used the words associated with the name as prompts, like keywords. I’d start with a simple sentence, then build on it, trying to incorporate those keywords in a way that made some kind of sense. This was better, but still kinda clunky.
What really started working was incorporating some natural language processing (NLP) stuff. I used a library called `transformers` to generate text based on the name and its associations. Basically, I’d feed the model the name and some of the keywords, and it would spit out a short paragraph. The results were way more coherent and dreamlike. I was actually kinda surprised!
I spent a few days tweaking the parameters, messing with different models, and refining my dictionary of names and associations. It’s still a work in progress, but some of the dreams it’s generating are actually pretty interesting. Like, I typed in “Alice,” and it came up with this thing about a girl chasing a white rabbit through a digital wonderland. Pretty trippy, right?
Here’s a breakdown of what I used:
- Python: The main language.
- `transformers` library: For generating text using NLP.
- My own custom dictionary: Mapping names to associated words and concepts.
It’s a fun little project, and I’m still experimenting with it. Thinking about adding more names, expanding the dictionary, and maybe even trying to incorporate images somehow. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll be able to generate entire dream scenarios just from a name. That would be wild.
