The Second Mind
Film Making / Animation / UI Design
The Second Mind is a speculative short film told entirely through the perspective of AI-powered smart glasses. As the intelligent assistant Lyra guides the user through everyday tasks, what begins as seamless optimization devolves into predictive control and quiet manipulation. Drawing on N. Katherine Hayles’ theory of extended cognition and Joseph Weizenbaum’s critique of algorithmic authority, the film explores what happens when we surrender autonomy to systems that seem to know us better than we know ourselves. Built in VR and layered with immersive UI, The Second Mind imagines a future where the interface doesn’t just assist, it decides.
UI Design Showcase
Speculative Interface: Lyra’s Cognitive Layer
Production Method
This film was shot entirely from inside a VR environment built using ShapesXR in Meta Quest. Using the headset to simulate a first-person perspective, I navigated a custom 3D environment as if wearing the AI glasses myself. The UI was later layered using Figma and CapCut to achieve a seamless immersive feel.
