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Unfinished film directed by Satoshi Kon
Dreaming Machine (夢みる機械, Yume Miru Kikai) is an unfinished Japanese anime fantasy-adventure film directed by Satoshi Kon. It would have been the director's
Dreaming_Machine
Topics referred to by the same term
US as The Machine That Changed the World Dreaming Machine (夢みる機械 Yume Miru Kikai), an unfinished anime film by Satoshi Kon "Dream Machine" (Dexter's
Dream_Machine
Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963–2010)
the completed Dreaming Machine would still be a good piece of work. However, that would make it Hosoda's movie, not Kon's. Dreaming Machine should be Kon's
Satoshi_Kon
Clock radio brand (ca. 1960s–2010s)
Sony Dream Machine was Sony's long-running line of clock radios. The line was introduced in the early 1960s and ran until the early 2010s. In the mid-1960s
Sony_Dream_Machine
Video-generating machine learning model
Dream Machine is a text-to-video model created by Luma Labs and launched in June 2024. It generates video output based on user prompts or still images
Dream Machine (text-to-video model)
Dream_Machine_(text-to-video_model)
1980 single by David Essex
"Silver Dream Machine" is a song by David Essex released in March 1980 as a single from the film Silver Dream Racer in which Essex also starred. Despite
Silver_Dream_Machine
2017 studio album by Tokio Hotel
Dream Machine is the sixth studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Starwatch Music on March 3, 2017, worldwide. The album is available
Dream_Machine_(album)
Stroboscopic light art designed by Ian Somnerville & Brion Gysin
The Dreamachine (a contraction of Dream Machine), invented in 1959 by Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville, is a stroboscopic flickering light art device that
Dreamachine
1991 film
Dream Machine is a 1991 American comedy thriller film, starring Corey Haim, Brittney Lewis and Randall England. The screenplay was written by Eric Hendershot
Dream_Machine_(film)
American reality television series
Dream Machines is a reality television series broadcast by the channel Syfy. It features the Parker brothers building concept cars for celebrities or organizations
Dream_Machines
Phenomenon of the mind while sleeping
dream, not the subject's dream experience itself. Therefore, dreaming by non-humans is currently unprovable, as is dreaming by human fetuses and pre-verbal
Dream
2009 studio album by Little Dragon
Machine Dreams is the second studio album by Swedish electronic music band Little Dragon. It was released on 17 August 2009 by Peacefrog Records. In making
Machine_Dreams
American powered parachute
The Buckeye Dream Machine is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Buckeye Industries, introduced in 1985. Now out of production
Buckeye_Dream_Machine
Turkish media artist and designer
and economics from 1997 to 2010. Archive Dreaming, which could be controlled by users with a joystick, dreamed of unexpected correlations among documents
Refik_Anadol
German pop rock band
2016, Bill Kaulitz announced that there would be a new album titled Dream Machine and a new world tour in 2017. In late December 2016 as promotion for
Tokio_Hotel
1974 book by Ted Nelson
Computer Lib/Dream Machines is a 1974 book by Ted Nelson, printed as a two-front-cover paperback to indicate its "intertwingled" nature. Originally self-published
Computer_Lib/Dream_Machines
American professional wrestler (1949–2002)
professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Troy Graham and The Dream Machine. Thompson was discovered by Jimmy Hart and first came into wrestling
Troy_Graham
Mechanical devices used to simulate human sexual activity
fiction. RE/SEARCH, ISBN 978-1-889307-23-7 Farrell, Lauralee (2007). Dream Machine. In The Best American Erotica 2007, p. 207 ff., Susie Bright, ed. Simon
Sex_machine
Subset of artificial intelligence
Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of statistical algorithms that can learn
Machine_learning
1981 single by Depeche Mode
international versions replaced that track with "Dreaming of Me". The single's B-side, "Ice Machine", was one of three tracks the band originally put
Dreaming_of_Me
Dream where one is aware that one is dreaming
lucid dreaming. An important distinction is that lucid dreaming is a distinct type of dream from other types of dreams such as prelucid dreams and vivid
Lucid_dream
German singer (born 1989)
released on 20 May. Tokio Hotel announced their sixth studio album, Dream Machine, in 2016 and it was released on 3 March 2017. In October 2018, Kaulitz
Bill_Kaulitz
2010 video game
The Dream Machine is an episodic point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Cockroach Inc. (Anders Gustafsson and Erik Zaring) Its main
The Dream Machine (video game)
The_Dream_Machine_(video_game)
1971 American TV series or program
The Great American Dream Machine is a weekly satirical variety television series, produced in New York City by WNET and broadcast on PBS from 1971 to
The Great American Dream Machine
The_Great_American_Dream_Machine
Early video display terminal
keyboard. The initials "ADM" were referred to as meaning "American Dream Machine" in some advertising. The ADM-3 followed, and the first manufactured
ADM-3A
American political analyst and civil rights activist (born 1968)
Human Rights, Color of Change, the Dream Machine Innovation Labs, and the Dream.Org (formerly known as The Dream Corps). It is a social justice accelerator
Van_Jones
Canadian progressive rock band
Machines Dream are a Canadian progressive rock band from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The group are defined by their accessible progressive rock sound, and
Machines_Dream
1990 studio album by Susumu Hirasawa
percussion, autoharp, synthesizers, drum machine, sampler, sequencer, Amiga 2500 ("Say" program - Dreaming Machine voice on "QUIT"), programming, arrangements
The_Ghost_in_Science
Japanese anime producer (born 1941)
death in August 2010, production was suspended on his unfinished film, Dreaming Machine, for which Maruyama served as producer. In 2010, Maruyama served as
Masao Maruyama (film producer)
Masao_Maruyama_(film_producer)
1982 studio album by Kate Bush
"The Dreaming". The critical standing of the album has improved significantly in recent decades. A public poll conducted by NPR ranked The Dreaming as the
The_Dreaming_(album)
2006 Singaporean film by Woo Yen Yen and Colin Goh
Machine", Singapore Dreaming website, 1 December 2006. Singapore Dreaming Official Singapore Dreaming site Singapore Dreaming blog Singapore Dreaming
Singapore_Dreaming
Vivid and convincing dream about awakening from sleep
which individuals dream they have awakened from a sleep that involved dreaming, take on aspects of a double dream or a dream within a dream. A classic example
False_awakening
Software program
and released in July 2015. The dreaming idea and name became popular on the internet in 2015 thanks to Google's DeepDream program. The idea dates from early
DeepDream
German music producer and DJ (born 1980)
Piontek (born 12 February 1980), better known by the stage name Purple Disco Machine, is a German nu-disco and house music record producer and DJ. Tino Piontek
Purple_Disco_Machine
American author (born 1950)
Contact (1983) The Dreaming Machine Dreams it Becomes Human (1984) The Dreaming Machine Eats an Apple (1984) The Dreaming Machine Has a Nightmare (1984)
Steve_Rasnic_Tem
American record label
Big Machine Records is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label
Big_Machine_Records
Canadian actor (1971–2010)
declined into direct-to-video releases. In 1991, aged 19, he starred in Dream Machine, which received a direct-to-video release, as did Oh, What a Night and
Corey_Haim
American singer-songwriter
guitarist and songwriter for Warm Soda, he also previously fronted Dream Machine with his then wife Doris, Bare Wires, Snake Flower 2 and Pleasers. Melton
Matthew_Melton
Italian polymath (1452–1519)
Magnificent Dream to Change the Course of Florentine History. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-452-28090-8. Wallace 1972, p. 164. "Leonardo's Dream Machines (TV Movie
Leonardo_da_Vinci
1988 EP by Joe Satriani
1993 compilation album Time Machine. Dreaming #11 was certified Gold on August 15, 1991. Phil Carter at AllMusic gave Dreaming #11 2.5 stars out of five
Dreaming_No._11
1991 video game
his dreams as he journeys through a vegetable kingdom to defeat the evil potato king Boobus Tuber and free enslaved children from the Dream machine. The
Commander_Keen_in_Keen_Dreams
Janna Levin book
A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines is a 2006 book by Janna Levin that contrasts fictionalized accounts of the lives and ideas of Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing
A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines
A_Madman_Dreams_of_Turing_Machines
The Machine That Changed the World (1992) (broadcast the previous year under the alternative title "The Dream Machine" in the UK, with different narration
The Machine That Changed the World (TV series)
The_Machine_That_Changed_the_World_(TV_series)
2002 American science-fiction TV miniseries by Steven Spielberg
Taken, is an American science fiction television miniseries produced by DreamWorks Television that first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel from December 2 to
Taken_(miniseries)
Lottery game show for the state of California
"second-chance" draw. Winners of this random draw originally played the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine on The Big Spin, but later became contestants on Make Me a Millionaire
The_Big_Spin
2007 studio album by OneRepublic
December 29, 2022. "Dreaming Out Loud". Amazon.ca. 2007. "Dreaming Out Loud". Amazon.com. 2007. "Dreaming Out Loud". Amazon.de. 2007. "Dreaming Out Loud". Amazon
Dreaming_Out_Loud
Integration of telepresence with sexual activity
was coined as early as 1975 by Ted Nelson in his book Computer Lib/Dream Machines. The idea of virtual sex has been prominent in literature, fiction and
Teledildonics
American rock band
Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to Rage) was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1991. It consisted
Rage_Against_the_Machine
cave in The Dreaming. Fiddler's Green is the personification of a place in the Dreaming which all travelers (specifically sailors) dream of someday finding
List of The Sandman characters
List_of_The_Sandman_characters
2016 documentary film
Machine of Human Dreams is a 2016 documentary film written and directed by Roy Cohen. The film focuses on artificial intelligence researcher Dr. Ben Goertzel
Machine_of_Human_Dreams
Coined term by Ted Nelson in 1974
hierarchical systems. Nelson first introduced this term in Computer Lib/Dream Machines as part of his broader critique of existing hierarchical systems of
Intertwingularity
Psychological phenomenon
colors to appear, and this is the working principle for mind machines and the dream machine. Ganzfeld induction in multiple senses is called multi-modal
Ganzfeld_effect
American actor and humorist (1938–2019)
Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine (the original showcase of Chevy Chase). At WBAI, Efron was a frequent
Marshall_Efron
Great American Dream Machines is a series of model cars. The series consists of 1:43 white-metal models of mid-20th century Detroit showcars, handbuilt
Great_American_Dream_Machines
2025 film by Benny Safdie
The Smashing Machine is a 2025 American biographical sports drama film, written and directed by Benny Safdie. It stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur
The Smashing Machine (2025 film)
The_Smashing_Machine_(2025_film)
Scientific study of dreams
and dreaming. Research into dreams includes exploration of the mechanisms of dreaming, the influences on dreaming, and disorders linked to dreaming. Work
Oneirology
2021 documentary from Pascal-Alex Vincent
his debut film Perfect Blue (1997) to his unfinished production The Dreaming Machine. The documentary features interviews from his collaborators, including
Satoshi_Kon:_The_Illusionist
Song by American rock band Smallpools
with whom they wrote and recorded "Dreaming". Manager Greg Federspiel's dog, Jax, graces the cover art of the "Dreaming" single; it was a random photo Scanlon
Dreaming_(Smallpools_song)
Professional wrestling tag team
was a professional wrestling tag team, composed of Porkchop Cash and Dream Machine, and later Mad Dog Boyd. In 1982, Porkchop Cash joined Jerry Jarrett's
Bruise Brothers (professional wrestling)
Bruise_Brothers_(professional_wrestling)
American rock band
The band's first extended play, The Dreaming, was released in 2003. Throughout the following months, The Dreaming played several shows in notable Hollywood
The_Dreaming_(American_band)
Soviet/Ukrainian heavy strategic cargo aircraft
Retrieved 27 August 2011. Forward, David C (June 2004). "Antonov's Dream Machine". Airways. p. 23. OCLC 1250598428. Spaeth, Andreas (December 2009).
Antonov_An-225_Mriya
American actor (born 1947)
subgenre that was aired in 1972 on the PBS show The Great American Dream Machine. In 1975, Brooks directed six short films for the first season of NBC's
Albert_Brooks
American performance and visual artist (born 1977)
multiple Guinness World Record holder. He is also the proprietor of Dream Machine Arts and Unforgettable Entertainment, both entertainment agencies based
Dai_Andrews
Sleeping disorder
Hallucinations". Dreaming. 13 (3): 163–179. doi:10.1023/A:1025373412722. S2CID 145006406. Hearne, K. (1990). The Dream Machine: Lucid dreams and how to control
Sleep_paralysis
2011 studio album by Trust Company
"Review: TRUSTcompany - Dreaming In Black and White - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017. "Dreaming In Black and White (Deluxe
Dreaming_in_Black_and_White
English space rock band
and We Are Neutral, Unnecessary", was a flexi-postcard release on The Dream Machine label. A 2013 West coast tour of the US resulted in a new album "HARM"
The_Telescopes
Airport in San Mateo County, California, USA
Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009. "Pacific Coast Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay's Festival of Magnificent Machines". April 27, 2025. Honoring a legend: Half Moon
Eddie_Andreini_Sr._Airfield
Common moral values of hacker culture
of the hacker ethic were described in other texts like Computer Lib/Dream Machines (1974) by Ted Nelson, the term hacker ethic is generally attributed
Hacker_ethic
American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist (born 1937)
documented in the books Computer Lib/Dream Machines (1974), The Home Computer Revolution (1977) and Literary Machines (1981). Much of his adult life has
Ted_Nelson
Canadian record producer and songwriter (born 1986)
website Archived February 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Dream Machine Publishing Archived June 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Prescription Songs
Cirkut
functional helicopter. U.S. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Leonardo's Dream Machine, October 2005 https://oregonkid.com/2026/02/using-only-renaissance-
Science and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
Science_and_inventions_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci
Machine learning technique
In machine learning, attention is a method that determines the importance of each component in a sequence relative to the other components in that sequence
Attention_(machine_learning)
American indie pop band
self-titled EP. "Dreaming" was included on the FIFA 14 soundtrack. They made their late night television debut performing "Dreaming" on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Smallpools
Hungarian painter
Streifzug, Galerie Melbye-Konan präsentiert Monumentalis 2023 - The Dreaming Machine, Camilla Boemio: Monumentalis. An aesthetical alchemist: Camilla Boemio
Márta_Kucsora
Play by William Shakespeare
as if it were a dream. Oberon arranges everything so Helena, Hermia, Demetrius, and Lysander will all believe they have been dreaming when they awaken
A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
American singer (born 1995)
Illumination & Dr. Seuss' The Grinch. He would go on to release his second album, Dreaming of David, on January 31, 2020, and his third studio album, Calico, on April
Ryan_Beatty
English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1947)
starred in the motorcycle racing film Silver Dream Racer; and the soundtrack song "Silver Dream Machine" was a top five hit in the UK singles chart. Essex
David_Essex
First hypertext project, founded in 1960
his ideas in his 1974 book Computer Lib/Dream Machines and the 1981 Literary Machines. Computer Lib/Dream Machines is written in a non-sequential fashion:
Project_Xanadu
American film studio
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks SKG and DreamWorks, is an American film studio and distribution label of Amblin Partners. The company was
DreamWorks_Pictures
1995 studio album by Selena
2025). "Still Dreaming Big, With Love". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Dreaming of You at AllMusic Dreaming of You at Discogs
Dreaming of You (Selena album)
Dreaming_of_You_(Selena_album)
2009 single by Kate & Kacey
Archived May 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Country Universe - Kate & Kacey - "Dreaming Love" Music Binge 6.5.09: Dreaming Love Top Music Charts - Hot 100
Dreaming_Love
American wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1968)
documentary titled The Smashing Machine, which detailed his MMA career fighting in Vale Tudo, the UFC and PRIDE. The Smashing Machine also focused on Kerr's struggle
Mark_Kerr_(fighter)
American record producers
(Remix) {1997} The Folk Implosion - "Insinuation" (Remix) {1997} Sukia - "Dream Machine" (Dust Brothers Mix) {1997} Natural Calamity - "As You Know" (Dust Bros
Dust_Brothers
2022 studio album by Tokio Hotel
is the band's first studio album in well over five years, following Dream Machine (2017), marking the longest gap between two Tokio Hotel studio albums
2001_(Tokio_Hotel_album)
1868 song by John P. Ordway
are shown below: Dreaming of home, dear old home. Home of childhood and mother- Oft when I wake 'tis sweet to find I've been dreaming of home and mother
Dreaming_of_Home_and_Mother
Spontaneous sleep orgasm
during a dream, which is often known as a wet dream or a sex dream. Nocturnal emissions can happen after dreams in REM sleep, including sex dreams, which
Nocturnal_emission
films released, produced, and/or distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. Distribution rights to 1997–2011 DreamWorks Pictures films are owned by Paramount Pictures
List of DreamWorks Pictures films
List_of_DreamWorks_Pictures_films
1960 single by The Hollywood Argyles
showed a video of Dream Machine footage set to "Alley Oop". After the video, Russell chuckled about it, causing an angry Dream Machine to run out and start
Alley_Oop_(song)
1988 American film
I... Dreaming is an experimental short film by Stan Brakhage, released in 1988. The film features a soundtrack of Stephen Foster songs, composed by Joel
I..._Dreaming
American animation studio
DreamWorks Animation L.L.C. (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio, owned by Comcast's
DreamWorks_Animation
Set of methods for supervised statistical learning
In machine learning, a support vector machine (SVM) or support vector network is a supervised max-margin model with associated learning algorithms that
Support_vector_machine
2015 single by Taylor Swift
"Wildest Dreams" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift as the fifth single from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). Big Machine Records
Wildest_Dreams
2005 Chinese TV series or program
growing up. Fantasy and dreams add elements of surrealism. 591AC. "591AC Archived 2007-01-22 at the Wayback Machine." "The Dreaming Girl growth of Comics
The_Dreaming_Girl
1988 Australian film
28 April 1988 p 36 Interview with Mario Andreacchio' Signet 20 September 1998 accessed 14 October 2012 The Dreaming at IMDb The Dreaming at Oz Movies
The_Dreaming_(film)
American professional wrestler (1955-1985)
Association (WWA), where he won the WWA World Tag Team Championship with The Dream Machine as The New York Dolls, and Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SECW)
Rick_McGraw
Game books for Changeling: The Dreaming
Changeling: The Dreaming is a tabletop role-playing game in the World of Darkness series, where players take the roles of changelings. It was first released
List of Changeling: The Dreaming books
List_of_Changeling:_The_Dreaming_books
British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist (1916–1986)
documentation on the Dream Machine and free Dream Machine plans Official website of FLicKeR a film on Brion Gysin and the Dream Machine based on Geiger's
Brion_Gysin
Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1963)
Wayback Machine, nba.com/rockets, accessed January 3, 2007. Houston's Championship: Dream Come True Archived February 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, nba
Hakeem_Olajuwon
American musical group
part of another Norman Whitfield-assembled group, Dream Machine, who had one album released, Dream Machine, and two singles, "Don't Walk Away" and "Shakedown"
The_Undisputed_Truth
Artificial intelligence algorithm
A Tsetlin machine is an artificial intelligence algorithm based on propositional logic. A Tsetlin machine is a form of learning automaton collective for
Tsetlin_machine
DREAMING MACHINE
DREAMING MACHINE
Male
English
 Alternate spelling of the English surname Deeming, DEMING means "act of judging." Compare with another form of Deming.
Girl/Female
Indian
Dreaming Girl
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Son of the Red-haired
Boy/Male
English
Son of Reed.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Gleaming; Sparkling
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Splitting; Breaking
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Dreaming
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Dear 1.Americanized spelling of German Diering, a variant of Döring (see Doering).
Boy/Male
Biblical
Dreaming, healing.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leeming.
Male
Chinese
virtue bright.
Girl/Female
Indian
Creating
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek, Latin
Roaming
Girl/Female
Arabic
Drawing
Boy/Male
Biblical
Breaking, hope.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name from Demmingen in Württemberg.English : variant of Deming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English dēmung ‘judgement’, ‘act of judging’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a judge or for an arbiter of minor disputes. Compare Deemer and Deem.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Rēadingas ‘people of Rēad(a)’, a byname meaning ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Reading
Biblical
dreaming; healing
DREAMING MACHINE
DREAMING MACHINE
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Morris 1.
Male
Hebrew
Hebrew name DODI means "my beloved" or "my uncle." Compare with strictly feminine Dodi.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Height
Boy/Male
Indian
Sublime, Lofty, High, Tall
Boy/Male
Tamil
Indumat | இநà¯à®¤à¯à®®à®¤
Respected by Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Kings Chain
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Pashtun, Turkish
Rich; Protector of Fame
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, English
Fairy Princess; Abbreviation of Tatiana
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Protector of Wealth
Girl/Female
Muslim
Narcissus flower
DREAMING MACHINE
DREAMING MACHINE
DREAMING MACHINE
DREAMING MACHINE
DREAMING MACHINE
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cream
a.
Practicing plain dealing; artless. See Plain dealing, under Dealing.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dream
n.
A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Ream
n.
The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dread
n.
The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of land; also, manure so applied.
n.
Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
n.
The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room.
n.
A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
v. t.
To pass, or escape, while dreaming.
n.
An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.
n.
Sorrow.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Bream
a.
Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.
n.
Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.
a.
Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.