Radio Play
Live Participatory Worldbuilding and Performance with Generative AI
A workshop for ISEA2023 Symbiosis. Saturday, May 20th. 0900-1800pm CEST. Salle 50.
<<< STREAM ENDED >>> 1700-1730 CEST. (1500-1530 GMT) May 20
Description
An introduction for writers, theater makers, and performers to co-writing with generative AI. This hands-on workshop with GPT culminates in a live, collectively co-authored radio show performance and broadcast. We extend the textual generation from previous Radio Plays with the addition of speech synthesis and performative AI.
Schedule
Saturday, May 20, 2023
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Introduction - Background |
| 10:45 | Group Worldbuilding - Discord |
| 11:00 | Writer’s Room 1 |
| 12:00 | Liveness - performing generated text |
| 13:00 | Sound - manipulating sound |
| 14:00 | ~ lunch break ~ |
| 15:00 | Rehearsal |
| 16:00 | Rehearsal and Sound Check |
| 17:00 | Performance and Broadcast Performance and Live Internet Transmission |
| 17:30 | Debrief |
| 18:00 | ~ wrap ~ |
Tools and Resources
- Discord please join our server with this link https://discord.gg/BU6p7TyE
- ChatGPT chat.openai.com
Team
Ash Smith - Story, Worlds, Speculative Design Lab, Johnny Carson for Emerging Media Arts, UNL - asheveryday.com
Robert Twomey - Machine Cohabitation Lab, Johnny Carson for Emerging Media Arts, UNL - roberttwomey.com
Miller Puckette - Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UC San Diego - http://msp.ucsd.edu/
Past Episodes:
- Episode 1: Barcelona, Spain ISEA2022 Possibles. June 11, 10-6pm CEST. CCCB.
- Episode 2: West Lafayette, Indiana SLSA 2022 Reading Minds @ Purdue. October 7-8, 1:00-3:00 EDT.
References
- ChatGPT: online
- OpenAI GPT-3: Language Models are Few-Shot Learners, 2020
This workshop is made possible through generous support from the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts