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PROCRASTINATION

Poster
LEE Ka Yu
BSc (Hons) in Multimedia Technology and Innovation
Department of Digital Innovation and Technology

RESEARCH BACKGROUND OBJECTIVES

"Procrastination" is a common phenomenon among students nowadays. This animation project aims to convey
According to the Cambridge Dictionary (n.d.), procrastination is the act of its messages in an exaggerated
delaying tasks that need to be completed, often because they are unpleasant and humorous manner to attract the
or boring. According to Svartdal et al. (2020), half of all students delay their audience to watch and pay attention
important tasks despite knowing the negative consequences for their health, to the messages. There are two
well-being, and academic performance. objectives:

"Procrastination" is a 3-minute short animation project that comically portrays • To raise awareness about the
the mental state and thoughts of a student struggling with procrastination. consequences of procrastination
• To investigate how the audiences
METHODOLOGY see their own procrastinating
habits reflected in the film
The animation depicts a protagonist who has an assignment due the next morning. This study employed the application
She hallucinates an angel and a devil, personifying her desire to complete the of Generative AI in its animation
homework and her aversive feelings towards tasks, respectively. The angel production to explore a human-
tries to help her, while the devil distracts her. The plot of the animation can be machine collaborative approach to
briefly divided into 4 parts. Each part assesses the performance of Generative animation development.
AI using various tools and applications. The study tests Viggle AI, Alibaba-PAI,
and Kling AI for animation generation, while Suno AI and ElevenLabs are used
for generating background music and sound effects.

FINDINGS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATOR

Most of the animation production cannot be replaced with AI due to the I am a passionate animator and
inconsistent quality. The AI animation-generating tools tested struggled to video editor with a keen interest in
generate highly stylized, 2D cartoon animation. The generated clips were storytelling through visual media.
unclear and became blurry during movement. Only one sound effect and My career goal is to create engaging
background music were used in the final product. The rest were omitted from animations and impressive video
the final production due to low quality. content that address real-world
themes, particularly in educational
In conclusion, this animation project showcases the consequences of contexts. I aspire to merge traditional
procrastination and the mindset of the student with procrastination in a techniques with modern technology to
comedic way. It effectively explores the theme of procrastination with traditional enhance the viewer's experience while
animation techniques and a dedicated story. Although the use of AI was minimal, conveying meaningful messages.
the project explored the potential and benefits of various AI tools in different FYP Supervisor: Dr PANG Wing Yan,
aspects. If AI can generate accurate and clear animations in the future, it will Jasman
lessen animators' workloads by handling repetitive tasks and allowing them to
focus on more important work.

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