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Roborace

THE FULL SIZE AUTONOMOUS RACING SERIES
NICOLAS KADIMA | CREATIVE DIRECTOR | DIRECTOR

Roborace was the first high speed competition featuring full size cars transformed into autonomous robots driven by Artificial Intelligence. These wheeled robots were called Devbot 2.0s.

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As Creative Director of Roborace, my task was to help move the brand from its traditional motorsport focus towards a hybrid of racing and gaming. This meant developing a fun experimental identity appealing to a younger, more gender neutral and digital-native audience. 

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SEASON ALPHA
SEASON ALPHA : THE BIRTH OF AI RACING - EXCERPT [14:15]

To celebrate the World's first AI race, I co-produced and directed a documentary aimed at both digital tech and motorsports enthusiasts. This groundbreaking event was the kickoff for Season Alpha, the test run for our AI competition. The race delivered plenty of suspense and surprises and gave us a glimpse of the full potential of autonomous competition.

Narrated by Mikela Jay.

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THIS IS DEVBOT 2.0

This video was created to introduce the concept of 'racing robots' to the public, evolving the perception away from traditional race cars.

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REAL TIME EXPERIMENT / THIS IS ROBORACE

I envisioned a real-time AI sportscaster for Roborace's future events. This AI would make real-time commentary on the race and interact with audience members who could interact with it on their devices and on screens across the venue.

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We tested some visual concepts by capturing the live performance of an actor with Microsoft Kinect and processing the output in real-time using Touch Designer.

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Raw output from Kinect. Human performance by Jax Smith.

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Touch Designer artist: Alex Kurina.

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INTERNAL VIDEOS

Some videos were produced for internal or industry use. Aimed at executives, engineers and representatives, they featured a simpler visual identity designed to inform with style rather than entertain.

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Such videos would often be re-edited over time to reflect the evolving plans for the Roborace competition format. 

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All media on this page was produced by Angela Milana.

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Nicolas Kadima

Director / Creative Director

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