Interactive imagery systems and methods

An entertainment venue, comprising:

• a path that traverses an interactive area;
• a display and a speaker located proximate to the interactive area;
• a camera configured to capture imagery of the interactive area;
• a microphone configured to capture sounds within the interactive area;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• analyze the imagery to identify a guest traveling along the path toward the interactive area;
• instruct the display, the speaker, or both to provide an initial output to attempt to interact with the guest as the guest approaches the interactive area;
• analyze the imagery, the sounds, or both to identify a behavior of the guest during the initial output, after the initial output, or both;
• evaluate the behavior of the guest using one or more artificial intelligence algorithms to determine whether the guest responded to the initial output;
• and
• in response to determining that the guest responded to the initial output, instruct the display and the speaker to provide an additional output to conduct a conversational interaction with the guest.

A method of operating an interactive portrait system in an entertainment venue, the method comprising:

• analyzing, using one or more processors, imagery captured by a camera to identify a behavior of a guest;
• evaluating, using the one or more processors and one or more artificial intelligence algorithms, the behavior of the guest to determine whether the guest demonstrated signs of interest in an interactive area of the entertainment venue;
• and
• in response to determining that the guest demonstrated signs of interest in the interactive area of the entertainment venue and using the one or more processors, instructing an output device to provide an initial output to attempt to interact with the guest.