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Dialogue Systems
Spring 2023: VRS Visual Culture
A research+design project investigating AI chatbots—their origins, mechanics, interfaces, and cultural impact. Emphasis on early chatbots and the contexts that shaped them, connected to today’s large-model systems.
Outcomes pair archival study with designed artifacts:
a code-inspired print archive and an experimental website that frames live conversations as media.
Pt.I: Physical Archive
Code-informed typographic book that maps the evolution of chatbots. Contents include annotated conversation excerpts, timelines, core concepts/terms, and visual schemas of interaction flows—designed to translate technical material into readable, navigable pages.
Pt.II: Digital Website
An
interactive site that documents chatbot dialogues as a time-based, screen-native experience. Transcripts are paired with screen footage, micro-interactions, and scrollytelling; users can browse by topic, follow time-stamped threads, and experience conversations as an audiovisual archive.