The DH Meet-Up: AI & Storytelling Discussion Panel – University of Arkansas Newswire
On Thursday, Oct. 26, the World Languages & Digital Humanities Studio will host a second panel on AI titled "Artificial Intelligence and Storytelling" from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will start with a discussion among the panelists, then a Q&A with the audience, and afterwards, lunch will be provided at the studio, J.B. Hunt Center room 207.
This meet-up will include a moderated panel discussion on how AI is impacting storytelling and how global trends in technology are playing out in Northwest Arkansas. The panel will be moderated by WLLC associate professor of classical studies, game design and digital humanities David Fredrick.
Featured panelists are:
Joe Payne (game designer and Web3 entrepreneur, UNLIMITED Game Studios)
Stephanie Essin (narrative designer, UNLIMITED Game Studios)
Greg Rogers (creative director, Causeway Studios)
Payne and Essin were a part of a May 2023 Game Development panel on "Humanities in the Metaverse" that explored the creative, cultural and ethical implications of designing videogames in the context of a continually evolving metaverse. Rogers, a U of A alum, recently participated in a Fireside Chat with Causeway Studios hosted by the professional organization Ozark Game Developers and the UARK RSO Razorback Game Devs last month.
Please click here to RSVP for the event.
The third and final event of the WLDH Studio's series on AI will be a workshop on "AI in the Classroom" featuring Maggie Fernandes (assistant professor, rhetoric and composition), Ken Muessig (instructional designer manager, Global Campus), Guillermo Pupo Pernet (Ph.D student, comparative literature & cultural studies) and Curtis Maughan (WLDH Studio director) and will be held on Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in JBHT 207.
Cheyenne Roy, assistant director
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
479-575-4159, ceroy@uark.edu
Students, faculty and staff can reserve a free ticket to see John Green, the Distinguished Lecturer for this fall, starting at noon on Oct. 30. Green will speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Fayetteville Town Center.
Edwards has been named dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and senior associate vice president for academic programs of the Division of Agriculture, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Libbert has been provided administrative support for the Teaching and Faculty Support Center and the Teaching Academy, where she plays a pivotal role in shaping the educational landscape of the U of A.
Jill Lens of the U of A School of Law has been asked to serve on the National Institute of Child Health & Development's Stillbirth Working Group of Council.
Brett E. Sterling, associate professor of German and a U of A alum, has won the Radomír Luža Prize for his first book, Hermann Broch and Mass Hysteria: Theory and Representation in the Age of Extremes.
