After 5 months of being in this community, I finally caught the ICM flu... I didn't catch it the first month--we were just having a good time back then. I didn't catch it the second month, either. Those were the "lego" days, and still long before it would really click. I didn't even catch it when I started a second company 6 weeks ago, that I built after being inspired right here in this community. For 5 months, I was vibe coding. Up late, up early, like a middle schooler with a new video game, like the internet just became a thing for the first time... I thought that was the thick of it. No. Oh no.. No, no, no, no, no, no. There are levels, boys, there are levels... I caught the ICM flu once I made a widget that an actual client used. And then it finally clicked. Software. Agents. Human. You can just build a whole foundation for any company using this method. Which, sure, yes, we know that. But, realizing that once you got it... once you've built that first widget, that first workflow tied to a piece of software you coded and an agent you made, you realize... that's the whole thing. Do it once, do it a thousand times. Recycle, reuse. We're all software developers now, baby! About 2 weeks after it finally clicked, I joined the Lyceum because I understood the value of this finally. It does not matter what you plan to do--these skills transfer to ALL SORTS of things. Software, Agents, Human... just apply it to.... anything! As a side note, I have already received value after the first Lyceum session. I finally can see how I can transform my little house cleaning company into a mega machine and create the dream vision I have for this company. FOR ANYONE THAT SAW MY ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT STARTING A COMPANY... This is going to sound nuts, I know, but Im shutting down the company I just made despite the fact that it's working. I can now see that the greatest play, and most value I can create, is going to come from the company that I have so much experience in already, and not the one that I have limited experience with. My judgements and tastes are strong where I've spent a ton of time already. Really, I have 3 lanes I've spent the majority of my life in, and I've decided I need to see those through at this point because I have way too much specialized knowledge to not do something with it. *And that's the secret sauce.*

HERMES WORLD ENGINE Hermes World Engine is a folder-based creative workflow for building consistent characters and worlds, producing approved images, and animating those images. Briefs, specifications, references and review records preserve creative intent across generations. I built this entirely from scratch inside my Hermes Agent with the Desktop App on a Hermes Agent gateway on a VPS. I did not use anyone else's template but future builds will incorporate the ideas from Jake's recently re-made animation build. I've used eleven labs before , but the quality that Jake produced made me a believe it can be done properly. Build status Working prototype—not yet a full studio. Built and exercised: world/character records, image production, approvals, and brief-led image-to-video animation through Hermes → Nous → Seedance 2.5. Proven output: two accepted animated clips. All four workflow tests currently pass. Designed, not implemented: optional intake routing, story foundations, maps, multi-angle reference libraries, storyboards and sequence continuity. Future composition: voice, sound, captions and final assembly using tools such as ElevenLabs and Remotion—after animation assets are accepted.

Guys I created this explainer video for my client about how to use the demo i created for him. I used @Jake Van Clief animation system but with my (clone) I used a cheap clone to save money. How can i improve on this? I dont know how to change the voice ..any suggestions would help. I used elevenlabs and heygen to make https://youtu.be/FmnLtbeC75M

Jake's video with a sprinkle of hyperframes and ta-dam! It's just amazing what we can do now... (Note: I would love to use my own voice with elevenlabs, but I'm sick and sound like a walrus...)

Guys I highly encourage you go through @Jake Van Clief animation model. It was really confusing ( i feel) the first launch. I went through and been working with it for over 10 hours. Spent the night in my office and love it. Just imagine what you will be able to do with it!!