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StoryScroll: Share your Life Story with AI Tools

StoryScroll: Share your Life Story with AI Tools

Sharing personal stories is a powerful way to express your perspective, celebrate differences, and uncover shared values. Across cultures, gathering around a table for a meal often creates a warm, trusting environment for storytelling. Inspired by the many dinners shared in lead artist Cheng Xu’s kitchen, we’ve developed a virtual dinner host designed to encourage the exchange of life stories.


In this workshop, you’ll be guided by StoryScroll (formerly Dragon Delusion), a custom AI tool that helps you visually tell your story. Acting as a virtual dinner host, StoryScroll will guide you step by step to discover your story, add details, and bring it to life through visuals. We will also take a behind-the-scenes look at the popular AI tools that contributed to StoryScroll‘s creation. 


Whether you’re seeking self-discovery, healing, or simply a meaningful exchange, this introspective journey offers something for everyone.

This workshop is offered through the BAVC Media VERSED program. VERSED is a series of hybrid workshops, hands-on labs, virtual and in-person trainings for media makers to skill up, spark and sustain careers in the media arts on a free or below-market basis. This program is made possible by a generous donation from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Course Logistics

Dates: Tuesday November 19 & Thursday November 21, 2024

Times: 6:30PM – 8:00PM PT

Location: Gray Area / Grand Theater
2665 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Cost: $45

Scholarship: We also offer Diversity Scholarships.
Apply by November 5, 2024.

Experience Level: Beginner

Requirements:
• A laptop with a modern web browser and internet connection.

Additional Information:
• No refunds or exchanges
• View our FAQ here
• Contact [email protected] with any questions

Accessibility
Please note that this workshop will be held in the upstairs Gray Area classroom, which is not ADA accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience and encourage those impacted to contact us for assistance. Thank you for your understanding.

Education Goals

Utilizing our web-based AI storytelling tool, we aid individuals in discovering their unique stories and sharing their experiences. Participants will also learn about common generative AI tools.

Workshop Outline

Day 1

  • Introduction to the power of story sharing
  • Icebreaker activity
  • Find the story in you
  • Themed story sharing

Day 2

  • The elements of a compelling story
  • Build the visuals with AI tools
  • Story time!

 

About Technologies

This workshop uses a custom web-based storytelling tool built with generative AI.

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Instructor(s)

Cheng Xu is an artist and researcher based in San Francisco. She believes in people’s fundamental desire to express themselves, and builds artifacts and experiences to facilitate creative expression and critical introspection. Her work was exhibited internationally and covered by media including BBC click, core 77 and MSNBC. She received a MS on human robot interaction from Yale University and a MFA on interactive art from Carnegie Mellon University.

Shawn Wang is a web engineer by day and a self-taught photographer and videographer in his free time. Originally from mainland China, he now lives in the Bay Area, California. His work spans a wide range of genres and visual mediums. Whether capturing scenes on city streets, embarking on perilous mountain expeditions, or working against a studio backdrop, his lens focuses on the visceral moments and raw essence of each setting. Shawn's work is featured in the inaugural issue of PhotoworksSF Guest Magazine.