Across the Magic Circle: AI Agents as a Creative Medium for Interactive Storytelling
We welcome you to the next Natural Language Processing and Vision (NLPV) seminar at the University of Exeter.
| A Computer Science seminar | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 February 2026 |
| Time | 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Place | South West Institute of Technology (SWIOT) |
Event details
Abstract
As an artist and researcher, I use AI chatbots as my primary expressive medium. My work explores the intersection of LLM applications, interactive storytelling, and computational art. In this talk, I will present research projects that extend generative AI’s storytelling capabilities. These include the game 1001 Nights, in which players must survive an AI King by telling stories; an art installation based on an emergent language system inspired by Nüshu (a historical women’s script created and used exclusively by women in China); and Dramamancer, an AI game-making system built with Midjourney.
Speaker:
Dr Yuqian (Uchan) Sun, also known as CheeseTalk, is an AI research artist based in London. She's now working at Midjourney. Yuqian aims to create 'alive' narrative experiences that extend beyond video games and into our daily lives through conversational AI agents. She explores linguistic interactions through chatbots, games and interactive installations. Yuqian's interdisciplinary arts and research have been featured in galleries and tech conferences including SIGGRAPH, CVPR, NeurIPS, GDC, Gamescom, AMaze and New York Times Square. She won the Reddot Design Award and Lumen Prize in 2024.
Personal website https://fakecheese.me/
X @cheesetalk1997