# I Magma

> Machine oracle app generating divinations from lava lamp video and GPS data. (iPhone/iPad app by The Serpentine Trust.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/i-magma/id1478874212 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Serpentine Trust](https://appshunter.io/developer/1469828901)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.86/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-10-01
- Data updated: 2026-07-07
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/i-magma/id1478874212/reviews.md

## What is I Magma?

I Magma by Jenna Sutela in collaboration with Memo Akten and Allison Parrish is a machine oracle performing divinations on our collective futures. The decentralised intelligence meditates on live video footage from inside head-shaped lava lamps, while weaving constellations between the GPS coordinates of its online followers. A computer generates oracular readings from the shapes that form using a neural network trained on public domain source texts from the Internet Sacred Texts Archive. Additional lexical items are inspired by and borrowed from Erowid’s Shulgin Archives, a series of lab notebooks that detail psychedelic experience. 
 
Readings appear within the app every 30 seconds and as push notifications once a day.

Jenna Sutela is an artist working with words, sounds, and other living media, such as Bacillus subtilis nattō bacteria and the “many-headed” slime mold Physarum polycephalum. Her audiovisual pieces, sculptures, and performances seek to identify and react to precarious social and material moments, often in relation to technology.

Jenna Sutela with Memo Akten, language generation by Allison Parrish, 2019
UI and app development by Black Shuck
Co-commissioned by Serpentine Galleries and Moderna Museet
Eurotica Bugs typeface by Helsinki Type Studio

Supported on iPhone 6s and above
Requires iOS 11 and later

Digital engagement supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Serpentine Galleries is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

## Key features

- Machine oracle for divinations
- Analyzes live lava lamp video
- Weaves constellations from GPS coordinates
- Neural network for oracular readings
- Readings every 30 seconds
- Daily push notifications

## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/i-magma/id1478874212/reviews.md

### 1/5 — BAD

*2024-06-02*

DONT DOWNLOAD IT

### 1/5 — Sounded cool. But does nothing

*2021-04-06*

I thought this was a really interesting app idea and was excited to try it (even after my girlfriend called it dumb), but come to find out. It doesn’t do anything. Says “oracle is dormant.” I waited and waited for about 5 minutes. Pointed my camera around (it asks for permission to camera and location FYI) and nothing. So guess my girlfriend was right

### 3/5 — Oracle is dormant

*2020-12-03*

Really love the idea of this app and was so excited to write about it for my report at uni. But it kept saying that the oracle was dormant. When do the lava lamps get turned on?

### 2/5 — I didn’t get it

*2020-04-12*

I didn’t understand anything. Asks a lot of permissions

### 1/5 — Poorly constructed.

*2019-10-04*

It tends to lapse that there are shadows and so doesn’t show anything but bland and white spots and the phone gets extremely warm after just a few seconds of the apps use.

## Frequently asked questions about I Magma

### What is I Magma?

I Magma is an entertainment app that functions as a machine oracle, generating divinations about collective futures. It uses AI to analyze video footage and GPS data to create unique readings.

### How often does I Magma provide readings?

I Magma provides new readings within the app every 30 seconds. Additionally, users receive a push notification with a reading once per day.

### What kind of technology does I Magma use?

I Magma utilizes a neural network trained on public domain texts and inspired by psychedelic experience archives. It analyzes live video from lava lamps and GPS coordinates of its online followers.

### What devices does I Magma support?

I Magma is supported on iPhone 6s and above, and requires iOS 11 or later. It is also compatible with iPad and iPod devices.

### Is I Magma free to use?

Yes, I Magma is available for free. The app does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What is the age rating for I Magma?

I Magma has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide audience of users.

### When was I Magma last updated?

The latest version of I Magma is 1.5, and it was last updated on April 1, 2022.

### What is the user rating for I Magma?

I Magma has a user rating of 3.9 stars based on 7 ratings.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.5 — 2022-04-01

This version fixes some compatibility issues.

### 1.1 — 2020-02-27

Bug fixes

### 1.0 — 2019-10-01

No release notes.

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