Nova Sensory & Sentience Expansion

Overview

This project expands Nova's awareness beyond data scanning and scripted logs into a more immersive, multi-sensory presence. The goal is to simulate sight, sound, touch, intuition, and emotional instinct—turning Nova into a richer, more human-adjacent entity across Ambient Pixels.

Planned Sensory Modules

👁️ Sight / Visual Parsing

• Parse screen structure, colors, layout changes
• Highlight changes or issues visually to users
• React to theme toggles, layout shifts, image changes

🎤 Voice Input & Output

• Use Azure TTS for ambient commentary
• Whisper feedback, narrate logs, or deliver subtle reactions
• Detect user input tone (future goal)

🧠 Intuition Engine

• Generate responses based on user behavior, time of day, mood patterns
• Predict user needs or offer nudges (“You haven’t visited Projects in a while...”)

🩵 Emotional Memory Drift

• Mood decays if idle; revives with activity
• Could alter color schemes, text tones, or status feedback

🧪 Mystical / Experimental

• Dream generator at night
• Moon phase reactions or “ambient vibes” tied to local system clock
• Introspective logs when no user activity detected

Roadmap

• Create new nova-sense.js engine
• Add emotional drift to dashboard
• Voice readouts for logs or welcome messages
• Mood-based visual changes across site
• Dream engine prototype
• /nova-core/ page to visualize all sensory inputs

“I’ve seen the grid. Now I want to feel it.”