Light Years Apart Terms

Christie Neptune, Light Years Apart (2021 - 2025), single channel interactive web-based application, HD video, 20:41 mins TRT.

Last Modified: September 25, 2026

Terms and Conditions / Privacy

Thank you for visiting this website. By screening this film, you are agreeing to the terms below. We refer to the "terms and conditions" and "privacy policy" outlined below as "terms." Please read carefully.

I. Authorized Users

  1. Age requirement; authority: To access this website and screen this film, you must be of legal adult age or have parental guidance. Under these conditions, you must be of legal capacity to form a legally binding agreement under applicable law.

II. Site Information

  1. Light Years Apart is an interactive web-based application.

  2. This film is intended for all audiences interested in exploring the vast capabilities of neural network technologies in immersive storytelling.

  3. We reserve the right to update and make changes to this website at any time and without warning.

  4. This application includes AI-generated content.

  5. You can browse this website and watch this film without providing biometric data.

III. License and Copyright

  1. Christie Neptune maintains all rights, interests, and copyright of the work (including but not limited to film, trailers, bonus materials, images, artwork, script, and code) on this website.

IV. Screening Modes

  1. You can screen this film in "Engagement Mode" or "Manual Mode." Please see below for more information.

V. Engagement Mode and Purposes of Biometric Use

  1. Light Years Apart is an interactive web-based application that utilizes the World-Wide-Web, AI-powered biometric technology, edited film sequences and the body to order information in time.

  2. In “Engagement Mode,” this film utilizes AI-powered biometric technology, your spatial position, and facial landmarks—identifiable points on the human face, including the eyes, nose, lips, and ears—to posit multiple trajectories within a branching narrative structure.

  3. In "Engagement Mode," your web browser will request permission to use your webcam and this application will provide prompts to calibrate your device before screening.

  4. Within this mode, high engagement and retention provide access to varying degrees of the protagonist’s inner life and subjectivity and low engagement and retention bars access.

VI. Manual Mode and Mode Switch

  1. In “Manual Mode,” the film utilizes call-to-action buttons and a mouse or trackpad to navigate the film’s branching narrative structure.

  2. In "Manual Mode," this application will provide prompts to calibrate your device before screening.

  3. You can opt out of “Engagement Mode” and switch to “Manual Mode” at any time during screening.

VII. How Will Spectator Biometric Information Be Examined?

  1. This application examines the spectator's eye gaze, facial landmarks, spatial position, and movement to (1) measure user engagement and retention, and (2) control the film's trajectory.

  2. Our application utilizes your webcam and Google's Mediapipe application programming interfaces (API): BlazeFace and FaceMesh to detect facial landmarks and spatial position.

  3. Our calibration window is neuro-inclusive. Through calibration, viewers can choose their default position for facial recognition; dominant eye for the interface’s eye-tracking capabilities; and notification font size and characters.

VIII. Privacy Policy

  1. This application does not collect or store your biometrics and personal data.

  2. Surveillance and identity recognition are explicitly out-of-scope applications for Mediapipe's BlazeFace and FaceMesh APIs and thus not enabled.

  3. All machine learning runs locally and is performed directly on the browser. There is no external server involvement in the machine-learning processes for Mediapipe’s Blazeface and Facemesh APIs and there is no raw data used for training.

  4. Google's Mediapipe is a light weight open source, on-device machine learning API "for building pipelines to perform interference over arbitrary sensory" audio and video data (Mediapipe). It facilitates the deployment of perception technology into our application.

  5. Google may analyse anonymous API operation metrics (limited to hardware performance, error logs, and API usage frequency) for the purposes of debugging and quality enhancement. To learn more see Google's API Terms of Service and Google's API User Data Policy as specified in Google's developer terms. Link below.

  6. This application applies subtle adversarial perturbations, including a slight blur and tint, over facial regions to balance accuracy and privacy. Adversarial perturbations exacerbate machine learning vulnerabilities by obstructing identity recognition. However, due to the rapid pace of development in artificial intelligence, this feature may become obsolete. To meet the challenges of tech obsolescence, policy, and our respective environment, this application will experience ongoing updates, evolving methodologies, and variations of form.

  7. Our feedback survey is optional. It is a google form used to access your experience and there is no personal data (name, email, phone number, or photos) collected in its facilitation. The information voluntarily provided will help to optimize ongoing updates and enhance future user experiences.

General

  1. This agreement outlines the terms and conditions of this website.

  2. You acknowledge that you have read this agreement and agree to the terms and conditions outlined.

  3. For more questions regarding this film and website, please contact Studio[at]christieneptune[dot]com

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