Slopera
AI slop operas
Participants design AI characters by writing system prompts loaded with contradictions and built-in failure modes — a detective afraid of clues, a diplomat from a country that doesn't exist, a haunted toaster with romantic ambitions.
Groups of 3–4 then throw their characters into a shared scenario (a hostage negotiation, a dinner party, a courtroom trial) where a director agent orchestrates who speaks, when to escalate, and when to pull the rug out. The whole thing gets rendered as a short audio drama — mismatched voices and all — powered by a cluster of Raspberry Pis.
Workshop lead
Brian Bird is a Creative Technologist and Tech Director specializing in Immersive Media, with over 20 years of experience working across technology and creative roles.
His work spans the full spectrum of experiential production — from robotic installations and broadcast integrations to particle simulations, XR experiences, and AI-driven interactive work, deployed at venues and live events across the US and internationally.
Today, Brian is a Creative Tech Director at Deeplocal in Pittsburgh, where he builds interactive installations and immersive experiences for clients including Google, McDonald’s, and P&G — with a growing focus on AI-driven work that invites audiences to generate and contribute their own content.
Workshop lead
Ethan Nevidomsky is a creative technologist at Deeplocal with a specialty in prototyping and real-time audio-visual experiences. They graduated from MIT with a double major in computer science and comparative media studies and primarily work in TouchDesigner. They also build video effects and perform at events around Pittsburgh under the name otherground.
Fig. 01 — AI Slop, Brian Bird