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AI Theatre: Interactive Conversational Interfaces with Virtual Agents Can Increase Confidence and Self-Efficacy in Devising Solutions for Interpersonal Conflict Scenarios
Recent advances in AI and large language models have enabled real-time interactions with virtual characters.
AI Theatre explores multi-agent conversations to study how virtual interactions can improve real-life communication. Inspired by Augusto Boal, AI Theatre simulates interpersonal conflict, allowing users to practice resolution strategies in a safe environment. A study with 240 participants showed increased confidence and skill.
Storytelling through Multimedia
I collected public domain 2D animations comprising a geneology of CGI from 1963 to 1987, and used fragments of the animations to create a 3D environment for storytelling.
Interacting in a 3D Timeline
Users explored a chronology of CGI history by retargeting their hand gestures via a Leap Motion Controller onto Catmulls’ “hand”.
The dialogue of the story was told by two bookended iMac G3 monitors, each animated by Parke’s faces, re-animated with the original Apple text-to-speech engine, “MacinTalk”.
A Spatial Narrative on Hardware
Using media artifacts with contemporary technology, the story of “The Machine Stops” was told through the medium of media archaeology.
An Animation Documenting an Example of the User Experience using a Leap Motion Controller
