FUTURE STORIES

AI-DRIVEN NARRATIVE EXPLORATION

COMING JANUARY 2026

In partnership with USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Co-developed and co-taught with Professor Elisabeth Weiss at USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Future Stories explores how students can use AI as a creative collaborator to imagine and prototype future scenarios. Created in partnership with the LA Memorial Coliseum, the course challenges engineering students to develop episodic narratives for the LA28 Olympics, examining how emerging technology shapes storytelling and speculative design.

KEY RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

  • How does AI function as a creative partner rather than a tool for efficiency?

  • What happens when engineering students engage with narrative and speculative futures?

  • How can episodic storytelling help students develop systems thinking?

  • What role does constraint play in AI-driven creative collaboration?

Project Highlights:

  • Partnership with the LA Memorial Coliseum

  • Student-driven narrative development using AI systems

  • Focus on LA28 Olympics as framework for imagining futures

  • Episodic structure encouraging iterative thinking

  • Cross-disciplinary approach combining engineering and creative practice

  • Exploration of AI as a creative collaborator, not an automation tool

  • 7 episodes completed

  • Launching January 2026