Choose an idea by the question you want to test
These Genie 4 prompt examples are written for readers preparing a first experiment. Each brief limits the setting and provides an observation goal. Choose a category, copy a scene and adapt it to your purpose.
Start with one example rather than merging several. Keep the prompt text with the recording or notes so you can tell which revision produced which result. An attractive result can still fail the observation you chose.
Original scene briefs to copy and adapt
All briefs in the interactive library below are original editorial suggestions. They have not been run against the restricted Genie 4 preview. Sound, dialogue and continuity requests are experiments to evaluate; the wording does not create an entitlement or a feature guarantee.
16 original scene briefs · Suggested experiments, not tested outputs
The glasshouse path
A small glasshouse with a central stone walkway, ferns on both sides and one open door at the far end. First-person viewpoint at walking height. Move slowly from the entrance toward the door. Keep the path clear and the lighting softly overcast.
ObserveCan you follow a continuous route without an unexplained viewpoint change?
Harbor at first light
A quiet wooden dock beside a sheltered harbor at dawn. The viewpoint walks toward a moored blue rowing boat. Gentle ripples move around the dock posts. Keep the horizon level and the boat on the same side of the walkway throughout the approach.
ObserveDoes the relationship between the dock, boat and horizon remain readable?
The hillside observatory
A modest stone observatory on a grassy hill. The viewpoint walks along a curved gravel path toward its round entrance. One telescope is visible through the open doorway. A light breeze moves the grass while the building remains still.
ObserveCan the approach preserve the visible relationship between path and entrance?
A single gallery room
A rectangular art gallery with four abstract paintings and a bench in the center. An eye-height viewpoint moves slowly around the bench while facing the same wall. The room has daylight from high windows and no visitors.
ObserveDoes moving around a central object reveal a coherent layout?
The red suitcase
A small railway waiting room with a red suitcase beside a green bench. From a first-person viewpoint, look toward the ticket window and then back to the bench. Keep the suitcase’s color, handle and position consistent during the turn.
ObserveCompare the suitcase before and after the turn; record each visible difference.
Three ceramic bowls
A kitchen table holds three ceramic bowls in a row: blue, white and yellow. The viewpoint slowly moves from the front of the table to its right side. Keep the number, order and shapes of the bowls unchanged.
ObserveCan you distinguish a real change from ordinary occlusion or perspective?
The courtyard fountain
A small courtyard with a square fountain, a striped chair and a lemon tree. Walk from the entrance to the tree, then return toward the fountain. Preserve the chair’s stripes and its position beside the fountain.
ObserveDo the landmark and anchor object retain their relationship on a return path?
A light in the reading room
An empty reading room with a brass desk lamp, a closed blue notebook and a single chair. Keep the viewpoint fixed. Change the room from late afternoon to dusk while keeping the objects and their positions unchanged.
ObserveDoes changing illumination also alter objects that were supposed to stay fixed?
Rain on a roof
A quiet garden shed with a corrugated metal roof, viewed from its open doorway. Keep the camera still as light rain begins. The sound should come from rain striking the roof and the ground outside; no music or speech.
ObserveListen for whether the beginning of rain and the sound change occur together.
Footsteps across materials
A short path crosses dry gravel and ends on a wooden deck. An eye-height viewpoint walks slowly along it without changing direction. The setting is quiet enough to hear footsteps, with a gentle breeze and no music.
ObserveDoes the sound change plausibly as the visible surface changes?
The workshop door
An empty woodworking shop with a half-open wooden door and a still ceiling fan. Observe from a fixed position as a breeze slowly closes the door. Include quiet room ambience and a brief sound associated with the final closure.
ObserveCompare the visible door closure with the onset and duration of the sound.
Moving away from water
A narrow garden path begins beside a gently flowing fountain and leads toward a quiet stone alcove. The viewpoint walks slowly away from the fountain. Keep the water flowing and use natural ambience without music or dialogue.
ObserveDoes the acoustic perspective remain plausible as the visible source becomes farther away?
The bookshop greeting
A small independent bookshop with one bookseller behind a counter. The viewpoint stops at the counter. The bookseller looks toward the visitor and offers one short greeting about the rainy weather outside. Keep the camera still during the reply.
ObserveIs the greeting associated with the visible speaker and the requested context?
A museum guide responds
A quiet museum room with a single guide beside an abstract sculpture. The viewpoint remains still at a respectful distance. The guide points to the sculpture and gives a short fictional description of its shape, then pauses.
ObserveCan the visible gesture, spoken topic and pause be distinguished clearly?
The station announcement
A small fictional station with an empty platform and one attendant. The viewpoint remains under the canopy. The attendant announces a short invented destination while pointing along the platform. No real timetable or transit branding is needed.
ObserveDoes the spoken event remain tied to the visible setting without inventing a factual travel claim?
A gardener notices rain
A gardener stands beside a raised planting bed in a quiet courtyard. The viewpoint stays still as a light shower begins. The gardener looks up and makes one short remark about the rain, with soft outdoor ambience.
ObserveDoes the reaction appear to follow the requested change rather than an unrelated event?
Create a useful variation
After a baseline run, replace one condition. For the harbor scene, move from calm weather to light wind while retaining the same route. For the reading room, change the light source while retaining the camera position. Compare the property you actually changed.
If you want to test two things at once, write down both and accept that the result is harder to interpret. A change in camera position can make an apparent object difference difficult to separate from a visibility problem.
Keep instructions separate from observations
Copying a brief is the start of an experiment. Record what appeared, what differed and what you could not assess. “Not observed” is a useful result when an event never becomes visible or audible.
Use the downloadable run log for a consistent record. For the method behind these examples, see the prompt-writing guide. To combine your own environment, viewpoint and action, use the local builder.