CO-OPERA: A Human-AI Collaborative Playwriting Tool to Support Creative Storytelling for Interdisciplinary Drama Education
Project Overview
The document discusses CO-OPERA, an innovative human-AI collaborative playwriting tool aimed at enhancing creative storytelling in interdisciplinary drama education. Developed in response to challenges identified through interviews with educators—such as the fragmentation of students' creative ideas and the limitations of existing general-purpose AI tools—CO-OPERA provides a structured interaction mechanism that fosters both divergent and convergent thinking. This tool supports narrative development by guiding students through the playwriting process, ultimately leading to better logical structuring of their work. Preliminary usability tests indicate that CO-OPERA is effective in improving students' playwriting skills and has been positively received, highlighting its potential to enrich the educational experience in creative arts through the integration of generative AI.
Key Applications
CO-OPERA: A collaborative playwriting tool integrating generative AI capabilities.
Context: Interdisciplinary drama classes for middle and high school students.
Implementation: Implemented as a web application that enables users to input story elements, generate character and plot information, and collaboratively refine scripts with AI assistance.
Outcomes: Helps students focus on logical narrative development and enhances collaboration in creative processes.
Challenges: Initial user feedback indicated slow generation speeds and occasional inaccuracies in AI outputs.
Implementation Barriers
Educational Barrier
Students lack life experience and confidence, which hinders their creative expression and idea generation.
Proposed Solutions: Encouragement from teachers and the use of AI tools to prompt creative thinking.
Technical Barrier
Current AI tools do not provide adequate scaffolding for playwriting and can generate simplistic or irrelevant content.
Proposed Solutions: Developing dedicated AI systems like CO-OPERA that guide users through the playwriting process step-by-step.
Project Team
Xuejiao Ma
Researcher
Haibo Zhao
Researcher
Zinuo Guo
Researcher
Yijie Guo
Researcher
Guanhong Liu
Researcher
Bo Jiang
Researcher
Contact Information
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Authors: Xuejiao Ma, Haibo Zhao, Zinuo Guo, Yijie Guo, Guanhong Liu, Bo Jiang
Source Publication: View Original PaperLink opens in a new window
Project Contact: Dr. Jianhua Yang
LLM Model Version: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18
Analysis Provider: Openai