The Cube is an AI chatbot whose avatar changes shape to reflect its simulated emotional state.

In s short workshop activity, six participants created nine sculptures out of clay cubes, one for each of the navarasas (the nine fundamental emotions in Hindustani performative arts).

The AI Chatbot is programmed to simulate emotion and then incorporate non-verbal vocalisations into its speech so that the program in Unity can trigger animations from these cues.